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

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

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

4. How many gradations of status exist within the three broad categories of songbun?
(a) 51.
(b) 75.
(c) 36.
(d) 11.

5. The author states that while schooling in North Korea is technically free, what other condition is true?
(a) Education stops after the age of 8.
(b) The Great Leader often demands education taxes.
(c) Parents are required to pay the teachers' salaries.
(d) Parents are constantly being assigned quotas for donations of goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hyeonseo says that she will never be truly free of her country's what, no matter how far she travels?

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

3. When Hyeonseo is visiting with her Uncle Jung-gil on the day of her arrival, what terrible news does she realize he has not yet heard?

4. How many broad categories exist within the caste system of songbun?

5. What instrument left behind by her cousin does Hyeonseo teach herself to play during her stay with her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?

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