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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. With what implements do the North Korean police beat Min-ho during his interrogation?
(a) Brass knuckles.
(b) Nightsticks.
(c) Truncheons.
(d) Blackjacks.

2. 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) A refrigerator and cash.
(b) Crystal methamphetamine and cash.
(c) Cash and a motorcycle.
(d) A freezer and a washing machine.

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

4. When Hyeonseo is at her lowest point, she decides to blow all of her savings on what item?
(a) A new cell phone.
(b) A car.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A tandem bicycle.

5. What does Hyeonseo forget to ask when she accepts her first job after leaving the men's salon?
(a) The amount of her salary.
(b) Which days she will have off.
(c) Whether she will need an ID.
(d) What her hours will be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hyeonseo's "Uncle" (105) Jung-gil is actually not her biological uncle, but is instead related to her in what way?

2. In what city does Hyeonseo celebrate her eighteenth birthday?

3. 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?

4. In what year does Hyeonseo see a news story on television about North Koreans seeking political asylum at the South Korean embassy in Beijing?

5. What bad news does Mrs. Ahn deliver to Hyeonseo when Hyeonseo visits Changbai in October of 2004?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hyeonseo compare and contrast the two countries of North Korea and China through description of each country's restaurants?

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

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

4. How does Hyeonseo feel every time she walks into the Shanghai restaurant called Pyongyang Okryugwan and why?

5. What emotion does Hyeonseo say she feels after her mother tells her over the phone that she should not return to North Korea?

6. What does Hyeonseo long for just before she again meets her previous acquaintance Ok-hee?

7. How is the theme of deception as a means of survival portrayed within Hyeonseo's escape from her job at the men's salon?

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

9. How does Hyeonseo characterize Min-ho's view of money and how his views represent those of all North Koreans?

10. What job does Hyeonseo get after receiving her new piece of Chinese identification and how does the situation demonstrate the power inherent in proven legitimacy?

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