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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. When Hyeonseo's mother tells her not to come back to Hyesan because the family is under suspicion due to Hyeonseo's absence, what does she tell Hyeonseo she plans to do?
(a) Sell the house and move.
(b) Fake Hyeonseo's death.
(c) Find a way to get the whole family to South Korea.
(d) Come to China and get her.

2. On what instrument did Hyeonseo teach herself to play her favorite song?
(a) The violin.
(b) The samisen.
(c) The accordion.
(d) The xylophone.

3. In what area of the men's salon is Hyeonseo put to work massaging a man?
(a) The back room.
(b) The front room.
(c) The basement.
(d) The attic.

4. What aspect of Hyeonseo's mother's character does Hyeonseo say is unusual for a woman of high songbun?
(a) Her kindness to citizens with low songbun.
(b) Her love for fashion.
(c) Her entrepreneurial spirit.
(d) Her frequent gambling.

5. Hyeonseo says that she has learned that people can do without almost anything, but they cannot do without what?
(a) Friends.
(b) Food.
(c) Family.
(d) Shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hyeonseo's Uncle Jung-gil tells her that Kim Jong-Il had not been born in Korea, where does he say Kim Jong-il had been born instead?

2. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for making her learn how to master Chinese characters?

3. What border was Hyeonseo's father crossing when he was arrested?

4. On what condition had Hyeonseo's grandparents agreed to allow their son to marry Hyeonseo's mother?

5. What simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?

(see the answer key)

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