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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 10-12 and Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does hyeon mean in Korean?
(a) Smile.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Wealth.

2. What was NOT a characteristic of the special class Hyeonseo began taking when she was 15?
(a) The class was for girls only.
(b) The class taught housekeeping skills.
(c) There were only three girls in the class.
(d) The class taught knitting skills.

3. What simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?
(a) Like a water lily.
(b) Like a snapdragon.
(c) Like a chrysanthemum.
(d) Like a peony.

4. What border was Hyeonseo's father crossing when he was arrested?
(a) He was crossing from China into South Korea.
(b) He was crossing from China into North Korea.
(c) He was crossing from North Korea into China.
(d) He was crossing from South Korea into North Korea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?

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

3. What was listed as Hyeonseo's father's cause of death after her mother had bribed the hospital authorities to falsify it?

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?

5. 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)?

(see the answer key)

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