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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. How does Hyeonseo escape the painful and confusing truth her Uncle Jung-gil shares with her about North Korea?
(a) She focuses on feeling sleepy.
(b) She focuses on her ice cream.
(c) She focuses on her watch.
(d) She focuses on her cigarette.

2. How old is Hyeonseo by the time she gets her new job at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?
(a) 25.
(b) 28.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

3. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Medical care.
(c) Food.
(d) Power.

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) 80%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

5. At what age are North Koreans forced to join the Socialist Youth League?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Hyeonseo celebrate her eighteenth birthday?

2. What does Hyeonseo forget to ask when she accepts her first job after leaving the men's salon?

3. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?

4. What did Hyeonseo do when she saw the starving infant and its mother in the market outside Wiyeon Station?

5. What simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?

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