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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 was listed as Hyeonseo's father's cause of death after her mother had bribed the hospital authorities to falsify it?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Stroke.

2. What did Hyeonseo's mother do immediately upon seeing her husband in the Hyesan hospital?
(a) She hugs him.
(b) She screams.
(c) She sobs.
(d) She faints.

3. What job does Hyeonseo perform within her role at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?
(a) Bookkeeper.
(b) Interpreter.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Secretary.

4. 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) There are too many blackouts.
(c) She did not have enough money.
(d) She did not want to attract attention.

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?
(a) Mongolia.
(b) Laos.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of North Korea's population consistently falls within the Hostile category of the songbun caste system?

2. What does hyeon mean in Korean?

3. How does Hyeonseo find out that she will not be allowed to leave the salon even if she decides not to take the job?

4. What insects did Hyeonseo's teacher point out to the class during their field trip in order to say that even they were "sad at the Great Leader's death" (72)?

5. In total, how many rooms did Hyeonseo's house near the river in Hyesan have?

(see the answer key)

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