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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. To what figure is Chapter 14's title referring in its statement that "The great heart has stopped beating" on the chapter's title page?
(a) Hyeonseo's father.
(b) Kim Jong-Il.
(c) Kim Il-sung.
(d) Kim Jong-un.

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

3. 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 know how to hide it from the police.
(b) She did not have enough money.
(c) She did not want to attract attention.
(d) There are too many blackouts.

4. At what age are North Koreans forced to join the Socialist Youth League?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

5. 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?
(a) The two South Korean filmmakers.
(b) Policemen.
(c) Her brother and uncle.
(d) Her two cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?

2. What key word does Hyeonseo tell herself when she is trying to make it through her interrogation successfully?

3. How does Hyeonseo escape the painful and confusing truth her Uncle Jung-gil shares with her about North Korea?

4. With what object does a mysterious figure hit Hyeonseo over the head when she arrives home from work?

5. 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?

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