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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. What color dresses are Commander Buc's daughters wearing in Part II, Chapter 10?

2. Where does Commander Ga meet with the Dear Leader in Part 2, Chapter 8?

3. Why did the narrator turn in Mrs. Kwok?

4. In Chapter 18, how long has Kim Jong Il been visiting the girl rower?

5. What are the gloves made from for the American delegation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Comrade Buc say happened to Sun Moon and her children?

2. Why do Sun Moon and Ga go the the Martyrs' Cemetery in Chapter 16?

3. What does Buc say about the chances of getting out of North Korea?

4. Why does Comrade Buc say that Commander Ga didn't have anything to do with the missing actress?

5. How did Comrade Buc get his scar?

6. In Chapter 16, how does Ga describe the stonings he participated in?

7. Why do soldiers come to see Commander Ga in Part II, Chapter 10?

8. How did Buc's wife and daughters die?

9. In Chapter 15, how is Wonsan described?

10. What does Ga suggest the Dear Leader give the Americans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

If Sun Moon's new script is an allegory, what does it reveal about her life and if she will be able to change the end of her story?

Essay Topic 3

Why did some characters have freedom, even though they were physically imprisoned, and why were some characters imprisoned even though physically they were not bound to one place?

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