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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Hyeonseo see a news story on television about North Koreans seeking political asylum at the South Korean embassy in Beijing?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2008.

2. When Hyeonseo's mother calls her a time other than their regular time, what does she tell Hyeonseo she has laid her hands on and is trying to sell?
(a) Muscle relaxers.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Crystal methamphetamine.

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

4. After Hyeonseo's mother escapes from the Bowibu, how long does she wait before she returns to Hyesan?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One month.

5. When Hyeonseo sinks into depression and no longer wants to talk to anyone, what object does she buy as company?
(a) A doll.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A teddy bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What job does Hyeonseo perform within her role at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?

3. The thought of what event keeps Hyeonseo from trying to make it to South Korea when she first considers the possibility?

4. How does Hyeonseo escape the painful and confusing truth her Uncle Jung-gil shares with her about North Korea?

5. When Hyeonseo and the other workers enter their workplace, they pass through "a special machine" (160) that does what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hyeonseo speaks to her mother on the phone for the first time in years, what is Hyeonseo's reaction?

2. To what location does the title of Part Two refer?

3. To whom does Hyeonseo's new identification card, the one stating that her name is Park Sun-ja, belong?

4. What is symbolized by Hyeonseo's "fashionable new shoes" (101) that she wears on her journey into China?

5. When Hyeonseo goes to Xita to find a job, what is the outcome?

6. What causes Hyeonseo to make the decision not to marry Geun-soo?

7. What plan does Hyeonseo invent in order to reach South Korea?

8. What are Geun-soo's mother's views regarding what kind of women Geun-soo should date?

9. What reasons does Hyeonseo provide for her tendency to forget she is North Korean once she has been in Shanghai for a full year?

10. What does Hyeonseo describe as "the cloud" (160) in her sky once she gets settled in her new job in Xita, gets her driving license, lives in her own apartment, and feels more confident in general?

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