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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 20,000 yuan.
(b) 50,000 yuan.
(c) 30,000 yuan.
(d) 80,000 yuan.

2. Where does Hyeonseo decide to go once she has reached Mr. Ahn's house across the river in China?
(a) To the local teahouse.
(b) To visit her family in Shenyang.
(c) Back across the river to Hyesan.
(d) To a neighborhood bar.

3. 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 prays for a second chance.
(b) She writes him a letter.
(c) She calls him and asks him to have coffee with her.
(d) She asks Ok-hee to call Kim for her.

4. What does Hyeonseo eventually find out had happened to the money she had given to her mother?
(a) Her mother had lost the money gambling.
(b) Her mother had helped her brothers and sisters.
(c) Her mother had paid for Min-ho to begin college.
(d) Her mother had paid a ransom for Min-ho's safe return.

5. Hyeonseo writes, "Now that I was to stay indefinitely in China, I had to learn" (112) what language?
(a) Mandarin.
(b) Szechuan.
(c) Mongolian.
(d) Cantonese.

6. 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 her cigarette.
(c) She focuses on her ice cream.
(d) She focuses on feeling sleepy.

7. When Min-ho calls Hyeonseo to ask for more money, for what does Hyeonseo assume the last round of money had been used?
(a) Bribes.
(b) Food.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Fines.

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

9. Hyeonseo's "Uncle" (105) Jung-gil is actually not her biological uncle, but is instead related to her in what way?
(a) He is her father's cousin.
(b) He is her mother's uncle.
(c) He is a friend of the family.
(d) He is her second cousin.

10. Just before Hyesan disappears from Hyeonseo's view, she thinks of the love and trust in her mother's eyes as she had told Hyeonseo not to stay out too late. What is NOT one way Hyeonseo says she feels at this moment?
(a) Outsmarted.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Stupid.

11. What kind of company does Hyeonseo's Uncle Jong-gil run in China?
(a) A printing company.
(b) A trading company.
(c) A Taekwondo studio.
(d) A coal mining company.

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

13. What job does Hyeonso take after escaping from the men's salon?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Administrative assistant.
(c) Receptionist.
(d) Housekeeper.

14. How many North Korea-operated restaurants exist in Shanghai, according to Hyeonseo's account?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

15. In what city does Mr. Ahn live?
(a) Bangkok.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Hyesan.
(d) Changbai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of music does Hyeonseo set as the incoming ring tone solely for when her mother and brother call her?

2. What do the army officers tell Hyeonseo's mother and brother that they must do in order to be released from custody?

3. How old is Hyeonseo by the time she gets her new job at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?

4. When Hyeonseo is visiting with her Uncle Jung-gil on the day of her arrival, what terrible news does she realize he has not yet heard?

5. When someone calls Hyeonseo claiming to be a friend of her mother's and asks her how much money she had sent to her mother, what is Hyeonseo's reply?

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