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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 punishment does Hyeonseo impose on herself for hurting Geun-soo?
(a) She vows never to hurt another man again.
(b) She vows to walk everywhere she goes for one year.
(c) She vows to eat only plain rice for one month.
(d) She vows never to marry.

2. The author states that once she entered kindergarten, she never again belonged to her parents, but instead belonged to whom?
(a) Kim Il-sung.
(b) Her future husband.
(c) Kim Jong-il.
(d) The state.

3. Who does Uncle Jong-gil say drove Kim Il-sung to a heart attack?
(a) Kim Jong-un.
(b) The American government.
(c) Kim Jong-il.
(d) Hostile citizens.

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

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)?
(a) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Depression.
(d) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food is the nooroongji that Mr. Ahn cooks for all of his North Korean visitors?

2. In 1992, the North Korean government launched a widely publicized campaign called "Let us eat" (55), how many meals per day?

3. When Hyeonseo asks the North Korean waitress where her plastic surgery had performed, what is the waitress's reply?

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

5. What organization had Hyeonseo's grandmother joined at the age of 19?

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