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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. What type of food is the nooroongji that Mr. Ahn cooks for all of his North Korean visitors?
(a) Yams.
(b) Rice.
(c) Pork.
(d) Beans.

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

3. How does Hyeonseo find out that she will not be allowed to leave the salon even if she decides not to take the job?
(a) The man with the tattoo threatens her life.
(b) One of her customers tells her.
(c) The madam tells her that she is now contracted to work here for one year.
(d) Another worker tells her that this is not the type of place one can just leave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what object does a mysterious figure hit Hyeonseo over the head when she arrives home from work?

3. In what city does Mr. Ahn live?

4. Where does Hyeonseo decide to go once she has reached Mr. Ahn's house across the river in China?

5. Who does Uncle Jong-gil say drove Kim Il-sung to a heart attack?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How does Hyeonseo describe Ok-hee and what does Hyeonseo find out the two women have in common?

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

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

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

8. What are the considerations that cause Hyeonseo to waffle in her decision about whether or not to go to South Korea?

9. 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?

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

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