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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Siberia.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Laos.

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

3. When Hyeonseo leaves her waitressing job, what position does she take instead?
(a) Cook and hostess.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Washerwoman and housekeeper.
(d) Interpreter and secretary.

4. When Hyeonseo's mother calls her a time other than their regular time, what does she tell Hyeonseo she has laid her hands on and is trying to sell?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Crystal methamphetamine.
(d) Muscle relaxers.

5. In what city does Mr. Ahn live?
(a) Changbai.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Hyesan.

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

7. How many months after her departure from their home does Hyeonseo wait before contacting her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

8. What does the word omma mean in Korean?
(a) Sister.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Mother.

9. When Hyeonseo is visiting with her Uncle Jung-gil on the day of her arrival, what terrible news does she realize he has not yet heard?
(a) That her father had died.
(b) That her brother had been committed to an asylum.
(c) That Kim Il-sung had died.
(d) That her sister had died.

10. What instrument left behind by her cousin does Hyeonseo teach herself to play during her stay with her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A xylophone.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) An accordion.

11. Once Hyeonseo changes her mind and decides that she does want to see Kim before he goes back to Seoul, what does she do?
(a) She asks Ok-hee to call Kim for her.
(b) She calls him and asks him to have coffee with her.
(c) She prays for a second chance.
(d) She writes him a letter.

12. Who stands up for Hyeonseo when the customer yells that Hyeonseo has misunderstood his request because she is North Korean?
(a) Kim.
(b) Min-ho.
(c) Hyeonseo's mother.
(d) The restaurant manager.

13. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for making her learn how to master Chinese characters?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her primary school teacher.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

14. Hyeonseo's "Uncle" (105) Jung-gil is actually not her biological uncle, but is instead related to her in what way?
(a) He is her father's cousin.
(b) He is a friend of the family.
(c) He is her mother's uncle.
(d) He is her second cousin.

15. Why does Hyeonseo refuse Kim's request to have dinner with her, though she feels strongly attracted to him?
(a) She does not want to be hurt.
(b) She is worried about what her mother would say.
(c) He is much older than she is.
(d) She has become too secretive to know how to let someone get to know her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food is the nooroongji that Mr. Ahn cooks for all of his North Korean visitors?

2. How many North Korea-operated restaurants exist in Shanghai, according to Hyeonseo's account?

3. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for forcing her to learn Chinese characters once it is clear she must stay in China long-term?

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

5. Just before Hyesan disappears from Hyeonseo's view, she thinks of the love and trust in her mother's eyes as she had told Hyeonseo not to stay out too late. What is NOT one way Hyeonseo says she feels at this moment?

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