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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 3, who does Jun Do remember helping up the stairs of the community housing block?

2. What was Gil's job before he was a translator?

3. How many guards run Prison Number 9?

4. By Part II, Chapter 2, how many times has Mongnan saved Jun Do?

5. What is Cheju famous for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mognan help Jun Do find to eat as they leave the prison?

2. Why are only the bottom nine floors of apartment buildings usually the only floors where people live?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 3, where does Jun Do recuperate?

4. Where is the language school where students are taught to speak English, and who are the students there?

5. What happened when the Captain of the Junma was captured by the Russians?

6. What are some of the things the crew of the Junma catch?

7. How did the Second Mate's wife avoid being taken to Pyongyang when she was young?

8. How has the Junma been damaged by fire?

9. Who are the Pubyok?

10. Who are some of the people that Jun Do kidnaps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the author use imagery to help the reader understand the experiences of the characters and setting of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the Interrogator and Dr. Song believe that truth was not an absolute?

Essay Topic 3

When Jun Dow was in Texas, why did he defend North Korea and the culture?

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