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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 19-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stands up for Hyeonseo when the customer yells that Hyeonseo has misunderstood his request because she is North Korean?
(a) Kim.
(b) Hyeonseo's mother.
(c) Min-ho.
(d) The restaurant manager.

2. What does Hyeonseo have to do while her Uncle Jong-gil and Aunt Sang-hee are at work?
(a) She has to go out and look for work.
(b) She has to remain inside.
(c) She has to work in the garden.
(d) She has to watch the couple's children.

3. What is the rough translation of the North Korean ideological term juche?
(a) Worship.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Greatness.
(d) Homage.

4. Even though it meant shopping for food every day, for what reason did Hyeonseo's mother eschew the latest trend of buying a refrigerator from China?
(a) She did not have enough money.
(b) She did not want to attract attention.
(c) She did not know how to hide it from the police.
(d) There are too many blackouts.

5. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?
(a) The Korean won.
(b) Travelers' checks.
(c) Precious metals.
(d) Foreign cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sport did Hyeonseo excel enough to represent her school in a tournament while living in Hyesan?

2. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for forcing her to learn Chinese characters once it is clear she must stay in China long-term?

3. Hyeonseo's "Uncle" (105) Jung-gil is actually not her biological uncle, but is instead related to her in what way?

4. About what malady is Hyeonseo speaking when she says that her father displayed signs of "an illness that is not acknowledged in North Korea" (67)?

5. For North Korean citizens, joining the Young Pioneer Corps is compulsory in the years between what two ages?

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