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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 31-36 and Part Three: Journey into Darkness, Chapters 37-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hyeonseo escape the painful and confusing truth her Uncle Jung-gil shares with her about North Korea?
(a) She focuses on feeling sleepy.
(b) She focuses on her watch.
(c) She focuses on her ice cream.
(d) She focuses on her cigarette.

2. When Hyeonseo's father rushes back into the burning house, what items does he emerge from the house carrying?
(a) Two portraits.
(b) Two photo albums.
(c) Two cats.
(d) Two pieces of identification.

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

4. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?
(a) Gets divorced.
(b) Becomes sexually active.
(c) Turns eighteen.
(d) Dates.

5. What does Hyeonseo say becomes a main topic of conversation between herself and Ok-hee once they see the television news story about the North Korean defectors?
(a) Moving to Shenyang together.
(b) Moving to South Korea together.
(c) Volunteering to help North Korean defectors.
(d) Getting a new apartment together in Laos.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In what year does Hyeonseo see a news story on television about North Koreans seeking political asylum at the South Korean embassy in Beijing?

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

4. When Hyeonseo leaves her waitressing job, what position does she take instead?

5. At what age does Hyeonseo witness her first public execution?

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