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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Prologue, and Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what type of transport is Hyeonseo's mother traveling when she meets Hyeonseo's father?
(a) A train.
(b) A plane.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A trolley.

2. What quality of Hyesan does Hyeonseo say leads to its status as a moneymaking town?
(a) Its military status.
(b) Its proximity to Pyongyang.
(c) Its merchant class.
(d) Its location across the Yalu River from China.

3. When Hyeonseo's father rushes back into the burning house, what items does he emerge from the house carrying?
(a) Two pieces of identification.
(b) Two cats.
(c) Two portraits.
(d) Two photo albums.

4. What percentage of North Korea's population consistently falls within the Hostile category of the songbun caste system?
(a) 40%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 30%.

5. During what activity does the author say is the only time she and her classmates called each other "comrade" (33)?
(a) Meals.
(b) Morning prayers.
(c) Self-criticism sessions.
(d) Air raids.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?

3. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?

4. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?

5. When Hyeonseo and her family move back to Hyesan, they find that the city has changed in what way?

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