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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. When Hyeonseo and the other workers enter their workplace, they pass through "a special machine" (160) that does what?
(a) Blows contaminates from clothing.
(b) Demagnetizes.
(c) Detects metal.
(d) Provides x-rays.

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

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

4. 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) 30%.
(d) 80%.

5. What amount of money does the Bowibu tell Hyeonseo's mother can be paid so that Hyeonseo can come home and will not be charged with a crime?
(a) 80,000 yuan.
(b) 30,000 yuan.
(c) 20,000 yuan.
(d) 50,000 yuan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Hyeonseo's mother call her the first time they speak on the phone after years of separation?

2. Once Hyeonseo changes her mind and decides that she does want to see Kim before he goes back to Seoul, what does she do?

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

4. When the receptionist at the restaurant calls Hyeonseo to tell her there are two men waiting for her there, who are the two men?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Hyeonseo acquire her new identification card while living in China?

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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