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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 43-53 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hyeonseo and her mother and brother are safe inside the Changbai hotel, Hyeonseo says that she has "never felt such extremes" of what two emotions "at the same time" (229)?
(a) Elation and depression.
(b) Joy and sadness.
(c) Comedy and tragedy.
(d) Excitement and satisfaction.

2. In what sport did Hyeonseo excel enough to represent her school in a tournament while living in Hyesan?
(a) Taekwando.
(b) Ice skating.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Long distance running.

3. In what season did Hyeonseo and her family move to the riverfront house in Hyesan?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

4. At what age does Hyeonseo first visit South Korea?
(a) 28.
(b) 14.
(c) 32.
(d) 20.

5. How does Hyeonseo find out that she will not be allowed to leave the salon even if she decides not to take the job?
(a) The man with the tattoo threatens her life.
(b) Another worker tells her that this is not the type of place one can just leave.
(c) The madam tells her that she is now contracted to work here for one year.
(d) One of her customers tells her.

Short Answer Questions

1. For North Korean citizens, joining the Young Pioneer Corps is compulsory in the years between what two ages?

2. 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?

3. How old is Hyeonseo by the time she gets her new job at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?

4. After their first phone conversation after many years of separation, how often do Hyeonseo and her mother speak on the phone?

5. With whom did Hyeonseo and Min-ho stay while their mother tended to their father in the Hyesan hospital?

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