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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. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?
(a) Foreign cash.
(b) Travelers' checks.
(c) Precious metals.
(d) The Korean won.

2. At what age does Hyeonseo first visit South Korea?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 20.
(d) 14.

3. Who are the bowibu?
(a) Secret police in North Korea.
(b) Secret police in South Korea.
(c) Secret police in Laos.
(d) Secret police in North Korea.

4. Just before Hyesan disappears from Hyeonseo's view, she thinks of the love and trust in her mother's eyes as she had told Hyeonseo not to stay out too late. What is NOT one way Hyeonseo says she feels at this moment?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Outsmarted.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Stupid.

5. After Hyeonseo talks her way out of the men's salon, in what type of vehicle does she escape?
(a) A bus.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A tuk-tuk.
(d) A bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Only members of which class are allowed to live in Pyongyang?

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

3. What is the rough translation of the North Korean ideological term juche?

4. What result of a medical check-up convinces Hyeonseo that she is about to die?

5. What was the title of Hyeonseo's favorite song and is also the title of Chapter 10 of her memoir?

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