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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 43-53 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hyeonseo's mother escape the grasp of the Bowibu who have denounced her?
(a) She hits one of the Bowibu over the head with her purse and runs.
(b) She screams in the street that she is being murdered and she is released.
(c) She pleas for help from a passing taxi driver and jumps in.
(d) She climbs out of the bathroom window at the headquarters.

2. What does seo mean in Korean?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Health.
(d) Smile.

3. When Mr. Fang tells Hyeonseo that there has been a change in the itinerary, what country does he say Min-ho and Hyeonseo's mother will now be traveling through on their way to South Korea?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Laos.

4. 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 South Korea together.
(b) Volunteering to help North Korean defectors.
(c) Moving to Shenyang together.
(d) Getting a new apartment together in Laos.

5. After Hyeonseo's mother escapes from the Bowibu, how long does she wait before she returns to Hyesan?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. For North Korean citizens, joining the Young Pioneer Corps is compulsory in the years between what two ages?

2. In what sport did Hyeonseo excel enough to represent her school in a tournament while living in Hyesan?

3. How many gradations of status exist within the three broad categories of songbun?

4. Which police force captures Hyeonseo's mother and brother after they part ways with Hyeonseo?

5. In what language does Hyeonseo tell the policeman that she is the guide of two deaf-mutes when the bus is stopped near Beijing?

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