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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for making her learn how to master Chinese characters?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her primary school teacher.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

2. What object does Hyeonseo's first customer in her new job ask her for when she mistakenly gives him a piece of gum?
(a) Sugar.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A match.
(d) Honey.

3. When Hyeonseo's mother is ordered to appear at the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan, what does she do?
(a) She takes Min-ho to South Korea.
(b) She makes a plan to flee to Laos.
(c) She goes to the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan.
(d) She goes to stay with Aunt Pretty in Hamhung.

4. After Hyeonseo talks her way out of the men's salon, in what type of vehicle does she escape?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A bus.
(c) A tuk-tuk.
(d) A taxi.

5. When Hyeonseo asks the North Korean waitress where her plastic surgery had performed, what is the waitress's reply?
(a) South Korea.
(b) Laos.
(c) Pyongyang.
(d) Thailand.

6. What bad news does Mrs. Ahn deliver to Hyeonseo when Hyeonseo visits Changbai in October of 2004?
(a) Kim Il-sung has died.
(b) Kim Jong-il has died.
(c) Mr. Ahn has died.
(d) Min-ho has died.

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

8. When the receptionist at the restaurant calls Hyeonseo to tell her there are two men waiting for her there, who does Hyeonseo think they are?
(a) Her brother and uncle.
(b) Her two cousins.
(c) Policemen.
(d) The two South Korean filmmakers.

9. 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?
(a) Fake Hyeonseo's death.
(b) Find a way to get the whole family to South Korea.
(c) Come to China and get her.
(d) Sell the house and move.

10. Who stands up for Hyeonseo when the customer yells that Hyeonseo has misunderstood his request because she is North Korean?
(a) The restaurant manager.
(b) Min-ho.
(c) Hyeonseo's mother.
(d) Kim.

11. After their first phone conversation after many years of separation, how often do Hyeonseo and her mother speak on the phone?
(a) Every evening.
(b) Every morning.
(c) Every weekend.
(d) Once a month.

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

13. Hyeonseo says that "Any North Koreans found illegally in China" (101) were handled in what way?
(a) They were placed in Chinese detention centers.
(b) They were publicly executed.
(c) They were handed over to the Bowibu.
(d) They were placed in Chinese prisons.

14. How many months after her departure from their home does Hyeonseo wait before contacting her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

15. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for forcing her to learn Chinese characters once it is clear she must stay in China long-term?
(a) Her father.
(b) Mr. Ahn.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Geun-soo doing when he gets on the phone with Hyeonseo and asks her to come back?

4. Whom does Hyeonseo name as someone who becomes a great friend to her in China?

5. How does Hyeonseo's mother escape the grasp of the Bowibu who have denounced her?

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