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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. Through what country had Hyeonseo planned for her mother and brother to travel on their way to South Korea?
(a) Laos.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Indonesia.

2. When Min-ho and Hyeonseo's mother are arrested by police after they part ways with Hyeonseo, where are they taken?
(a) The main prison in Vietnam.
(b) The main prison in Cambodia.
(c) The main prison in Laos.
(d) The main prison in South Korea.

3. For what reason is Uncle Opium protected from investigation?
(a) Because he lives off the grid.
(b) Because his brother-in-law is related to the Kims.
(c) Because of his high songbun.
(d) Because he is rich.

4. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?
(a) Almost suffocating.
(b) Almost drowning.
(c) Almost getting hit by a train.
(d) Almost being beaten to death by a soldier.

5. How does Hyeonseo escape the painful and confusing truth her Uncle Jung-gil shares with her about North Korea?
(a) She focuses on her watch.
(b) She focuses on feeling sleepy.
(c) She focuses on her ice cream.
(d) She focuses on her cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?

2. What does seo mean in Korean?

3. What is the meaning of the word nuna in Korean?

4. When Hyeonseo's mother tells her not to come back to Hyesan because the family is under suspicion due to Hyeonseo's absence, what does she tell Hyeonseo she plans to do?

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)?

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