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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 does hyeon mean in Korean?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Smile.

2. Once Hyeonseo changes her mind and decides that she does want to see Kim before he goes back to Seoul, what does she do?
(a) She writes him a letter.
(b) She prays for a second chance.
(c) She calls him and asks him to have coffee with her.
(d) She asks Ok-hee to call Kim for her.

3. The thought of what event keeps Hyeonseo from trying to make it to South Korea when she first considers the possibility?
(a) A press conference.
(b) National Day.
(c) The harvest.
(d) Kim Il-sung's birthday.

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

5. On what type of transport is Hyeonseo's mother traveling when she meets Hyeonseo's father?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A trolley.
(c) A train.
(d) A plane.

Short Answer 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?

2. 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?

3. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?

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

5. What amount of money does the Bowibu tell Hyeonseo's mother can be paid so that Hyeonseo can come home and will not be charged with a crime?

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