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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 31-36 and Part Three: Journey into Darkness, Chapters 37-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the rough translation of the North Korean ideological term juche?
(a) Homage.
(b) Greatness.
(c) Self-reliance.
(d) Worship.

2. What type of music does Hyeonseo set as the incoming ring tone solely for when her mother and brother call her?
(a) A Chinese comedy ballad.
(b) A samisen tune.
(c) A Korean comedy rap.
(d) A Thai ballad.

3. What kind of company does Hyeonseo's Uncle Jong-gil run in China?
(a) A coal mining company.
(b) A printing company.
(c) A Taekwondo studio.
(d) A trading company.

4. Whose daughter told Hyeonseo that illegal South Korean pop cassettes could be bought discreetly from certain dealers?
(a) Hyesan's chief of police.
(b) Anju's magistrate.
(c) Aunt Pretty.
(d) Uncle Opium.

5. Hyeonseo states that every election in North Korea always "returned Kim Jong-il with" what "percentage approval" (111)?
(a) 99%.
(b) At least 80%.
(c) 100%.
(d) At least 90%.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many times more does Hyeonseo's new job pays in comparison to her waitressing job?

4. When Hyeonseo's Uncle Jung-gil tells her that Kim Jong-Il had not been born in Korea, where does he say Kim Jong-il had been born instead?

5. What is NOT a quality named by Hyeonseo in her list of beliefs North Koreans held about The Great Leader before his death?

(see the answer key)

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