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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. What punishment does Hyeonseo impose on herself for hurting Geun-soo?
(a) She vows never to marry.
(b) She vows to eat only plain rice for one month.
(c) She vows never to hurt another man again.
(d) She vows to walk everywhere she goes for one year.

2. In what city does Mr. Ahn live?
(a) Changbai.
(b) Hyesan.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) Shanghai.

3. What item does Mr. Ahn buy for Hyeonseo in an attempt to make her "look more Chinese" (102)?
(a) A coat.
(b) A sweatshirt.
(c) A hat.
(d) A vest.

4. When Hyeonseo heard the news that some local young women had been caught listening to South Korean pop music, what was their allocated punishment?
(a) They are forced to move to a different county.
(b) They are exiled from North Korea.
(c) They are sentenced to a prison camp.
(d) They are executed.

5. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Power.
(c) Food.
(d) Medical care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hyeonseo's mother do immediately upon seeing her husband in the Hyesan hospital?

2. When the receptionist at the restaurant calls Hyeonseo to tell her there are two men waiting for her there, who does Hyeonseo think they are?

3. What level of the caste system is made up of 10-15% of the North Korean population?

4. How does Hyeonseo find out that she will not be allowed to leave the salon even if she decides not to take the job?

5. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?

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