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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area of the men's salon is Hyeonseo put to work massaging a man?
(a) The front room.
(b) The attic.
(c) The basement.
(d) The back room.

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

3. 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 a friend of the family.
(c) He is her second cousin.
(d) He is her mother's uncle.

4. What punishment does Hyeonseo impose on herself for hurting Geun-soo?
(a) She vows never to hurt another man again.
(b) She vows never to marry.
(c) She vows to eat only plain rice for one month.
(d) She vows to walk everywhere she goes for one year.

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

6. What percent chance does Ok-hee say she believes she and Hyeonseo have of succeeding in their plans to move to a different country?
(a) 90%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 30%.

7. What key word does Hyeonseo tell herself when she is trying to make it through her interrogation successfully?
(a) Focus.
(b) Family.
(c) Mother.
(d) Relax.

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

9. What result of a medical check-up convinces Hyeonseo that she is about to die?
(a) A high blood pressure reading.
(b) A lump in her breast.
(c) A high blood sugar level.
(d) A high cholesterol level.

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

11. What do the army officers tell Hyeonseo's mother and brother that they must do in order to be released from custody?
(a) Say nothing.
(b) Pay a large fine.
(c) Denounce five traitors to the state.
(d) Help them catch Hyeonseo.

12. What does Hyeonseo have to do while her Uncle Jong-gil and Aunt Sang-hee are at work?
(a) She has to remain inside.
(b) She has to watch the couple's children.
(c) She has to work in the garden.
(d) She has to go out and look for work.

13. 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) Her brother and uncle.
(b) The two South Korean filmmakers.
(c) Her two cousins.
(d) Policemen.

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

15. What two items does Hyeonseo's mother give to the head of the investigation team in order to have her name removed from the list of suspects?
(a) Cash and a motorcycle.
(b) A freezer and a washing machine.
(c) A refrigerator and cash.
(d) Crystal methamphetamine and cash.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Min-ho calls Hyeonseo to ask for more money, for what does Hyeonseo assume the last round of money had been used?

3. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for making her learn how to master Chinese characters?

4. How many times more does Hyeonseo's new job pays in comparison to her waitressing job?

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

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