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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 10-12 and Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?
(a) Like a chrysanthemum.
(b) Like a peony.
(c) Like a water lily.
(d) Like a snapdragon.

2. Why does Hyeonseo's mother carry a candle to the door when meeting Hyeonseo's future father and her future husband for the second time?
(a) Because her father does not permit her to waste money on electricity at night.
(b) Because the power in the city is out.
(c) Because she thinks it will lend a romantic air to their reunion.
(d) Because the power in the country is out.

3. What document does a North Korean citizen need in order to even leave their local county?
(a) A travel permit.
(b) A work permit.
(c) A summons from the government.
(d) A North Korean ID.

4. On what instrument did Hyeonseo teach herself to play her favorite song?
(a) The violin.
(b) The samisen.
(c) The accordion.
(d) The xylophone.

5. What did Hyeonseo's mother do immediately upon seeing her husband in the Hyesan hospital?
(a) She faints.
(b) She hugs him.
(c) She sobs.
(d) She screams.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sport did Hyeonseo excel enough to represent her school in a tournament while living in Hyesan?

2. Hyeonseo says that she will never be truly free of her country's what, no matter how far she travels?

3. At the time of her writing, how many years ago does Hyeonseo say North Korea had been created?

4. About what malady is Hyeonseo speaking when she says that her father displayed signs of "an illness that is not acknowledged in North Korea" (67)?

5. What was the one luxury Hyeonseo says her family bought after moving into their riverfront home in Hyesan?

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