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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hyeonseo says that after years in the Chinese workforce, she develops "an emotional attachment" (166) to what?
(a) Money.
(b) Her coworkers.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Material goods.

3. With what object does a mysterious figure hit Hyeonseo over the head when she arrives home from work?
(a) A block of wood.
(b) A beer bottle.
(c) A vase.
(d) A tire iron.

4. What instrument left behind by her cousin does Hyeonseo teach herself to play during her stay with her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?
(a) A harpsichord.
(b) A guitar.
(c) An accordion.
(d) A xylophone.

5. What type of music does Hyeonseo set as the incoming ring tone solely for when her mother and brother call her?
(a) A Chinese comedy ballad.
(b) A Korean comedy rap.
(c) A samisen tune.
(d) A Thai ballad.

6. 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.

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

8. What nationality is Hyeonseo's new boss in her new position after she leaves her waitressing job?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Laotian.
(c) South Korean.
(d) North Korean.

9. What does the word omma mean in Korean?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Sister.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

10. What item does Mr. Ahn buy for Hyeonseo in an attempt to make her "look more Chinese" (102)?
(a) A vest.
(b) A hat.
(c) A coat.
(d) A sweatshirt.

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

12. What item is NOT enclosed in the package Hyeonseo sends home to Hyesan?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Money.
(c) A letter to her mother.
(d) A hair dryer.

13. Hyeonseo states that every election in North Korea always "returned Kim Jong-il with" what "percentage approval" (111)?
(a) 99%.
(b) At least 80%.
(c) At least 90%.
(d) 100%.

14. When Hyeonseo leaves her waitressing job, what position does she take instead?
(a) Washerwoman and housekeeper.
(b) Interpreter and secretary.
(c) Cook and hostess.
(d) Librarian.

15. In what city does Hyeonseo celebrate her eighteenth birthday?
(a) Hyesan.
(b) Shenyang.
(c) Changbai.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Hyeonseo's first customer in her new job ask her for when she mistakenly gives him a piece of gum?

2. Hyeonseo writes, "Now that I was to stay indefinitely in China, I had to learn" (112) what language?

3. When Hyeonseo's mother is ordered to appear at the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan, what does she do?

4. What does Hyeonseo eventually find out had happened to the money she had given to her mother?

5. What is NOT one quality Uncle Jong-gil attributes to Kim Jong-il?

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