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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many North Korea-operated restaurants exist in Shanghai, according to Hyeonseo's account?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

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

3. In what year does Hyeonseo see a news story on television about North Koreans seeking political asylum at the South Korean embassy in Beijing?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2008.

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

5. What does Hyeonseo eventually find out had happened to the money she had given to her mother?
(a) Her mother had paid for Min-ho to begin college.
(b) Her mother had helped her brothers and sisters.
(c) Her mother had lost the money gambling.
(d) Her mother had paid a ransom for Min-ho's safe return.

6. What result of a medical check-up convinces Hyeonseo that she is about to die?
(a) A high blood sugar level.
(b) A high blood pressure reading.
(c) A high cholesterol level.
(d) A lump in her breast.

7. What is Geun-soo doing when he gets on the phone with Hyeonseo and asks her to come back?
(a) Playing a video game.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Yawning.

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

9. 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) Siberia.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Laos.

10. In what area of the men's salon is Hyeonseo put to work massaging a man?
(a) The back room.
(b) The front room.
(c) The attic.
(d) The basement.

11. 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) An accordion.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) A xylophone.

12. How many times more does Hyeonseo's new job pays in comparison to her waitressing job?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

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

14. 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.

15. After Hyeonseo's mother escapes from the Bowibu, how long does she wait before she returns to Hyesan?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Hyeonseo's first customer in her new job ask her for when she mistakenly gives him a piece of gum?

2. When Hyeonseo sinks into depression and no longer wants to talk to anyone, what object does she buy as company?

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

4. Who does Uncle Jong-gil say drove Kim Il-sung to a heart attack?

5. What do the army officers tell Hyeonseo's mother and brother that they must do in order to be released from custody?

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