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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Park Jin Sik attempt to use trucks instead of trains to smuggle metals out of Pyongyang?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1999.

2. In Chapter 5, in Hyesan when Yeonmi was little, for what was a young man executed for eating?
(a) A pig.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cow.
(d) A lamb.

3. What did Park Jin Sik sell on the black market when he became a black market operator?
(a) Luxury goods.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Electronics.

4. When was Park Jin Sik born?
(a) May 19, 1962.
(b) March 4, 1962.
(c) April 14, 1962.
(d) February 22, 1962.

5. For how long were most North Korean men from the middle and upper classes conscripted for military service?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 12 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, where did Yeonmi and her mother cross the border into China?

2. How books was Kim Il Sung said to have written during his three years at university?

3. When did Yeonmi arrive in South Korea?

4. In Chapter 7, when did Yeonmi move with her mother and sister to Kowon?

5. What was the only meat Yeonmi and her family had sometimes in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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