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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hyeonseo is at her lowest point, she decides to blow all of her savings on what item?
(a) New clothes.
(b) A tandem bicycle.
(c) A new cell phone.
(d) A car.

2. When Hyeonseo's mother is ordered to appear at the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan, what does she do?
(a) She goes to the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan.
(b) She takes Min-ho to South Korea.
(c) She makes a plan to flee to Laos.
(d) She goes to stay with Aunt Pretty in Hamhung.

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

4. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for forcing her to learn Chinese characters once it is clear she must stay in China long-term?
(a) Mr. Ahn.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

5. What two items does Hyeonseo's mother give to the head of the investigation team in order to have her name removed from the list of suspects?
(a) A freezer and a washing machine.
(b) Crystal methamphetamine and cash.
(c) Cash and a motorcycle.
(d) A refrigerator and cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months after her departure from their home does Hyeonseo wait before contacting her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?

2. What does Hyeonseo have to do while her Uncle Jong-gil and Aunt Sang-hee are at work?

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

4. Hyeonseo says that after years in the Chinese workforce, she develops "an emotional attachment" (166) to what?

5. What percent chance does Ok-hee say she believes she and Hyeonseo have of succeeding in their plans to move to a different country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Geun-soo's mother's views regarding what kind of women Geun-soo should date?

2. When Hyeonseo speaks to her mother on the phone for the first time in years, what is Hyeonseo's reaction?

3. When Hyeonseo goes to Xita to find a job, what is the outcome?

4. What are the considerations that cause Hyeonseo to waffle in her decision about whether or not to go to South Korea?

5. What major piece of information does Hyeonseo find out from her regular waitress at Pyongyang Okryugwan and how does the information demonstrate the theme of social stratification?

6. How does Hyeonseo escape the clutches of the gang holding her hostage?

7. How does Hyeonseo acquire her new identification card while living in China?

8. How does Hyeonseo compare and contrast the two countries of North Korea and China through description of each country's restaurants?

9. What causes Hyeonseo to make the decision not to marry Geun-soo?

10. What is symbolized by Hyeonseo's "fashionable new shoes" (101) that she wears on her journey into China?

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