Why doesn’t Jun Do defect from North Korea when he has a chance, after the kidnapping of Rumina? Why does he instead decide to capture Gil and return to North Korea with him?

Names are very important in this book. Discuss the significance of the names of three major characters who have been “renamed”. 

How are Wanda’s ideas of freedom different from Jun Do’s idea of freedom? How could you characterize freedom in the North Korea depicted in the book?