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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. To what city does Hyeonseo's family move after leaving Hyesan?
(a) Pyongyang.
(b) Hamhung.
(c) Anju.
(d) Wonsan.

2. Hyeonseo remarks that the family's home by the river in Hyesan was perfect for what?
(a) Learning to sail.
(b) Learning to ice skate.
(c) Her mother's illicit enterprises.
(d) Her own gardening hobby.

3. What quality of Hyesan does Hyeonseo say leads to its status as a moneymaking town?
(a) Its proximity to Pyongyang.
(b) Its location across the Yalu River from China.
(c) Its military status.
(d) Its merchant class.

4. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?
(a) A political prisoner with no hope of release.
(b) A heretic.
(c) A murderer whose victim is of higher status.
(d) A thief.

5. What job does Hyeonseo perform within her role at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?
(a) Bookkeeper.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Interpreter.

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. What does Hyeonseo eventually find out had happened to the money she had given to her mother?

3. In what area of the men's salon is Hyeonseo put to work massaging a man?

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?

5. When Hyeonseo's mother tells her not to come back to Hyesan because the family is under suspicion due to Hyeonseo's absence, what does she tell Hyeonseo she plans to do?

(see the answer key)

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