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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. What might temperatures reach in the winter at Hyesan?
(a) 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) -30 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. When was Park Jin Sik sentenced to 10 years hard labor at a felony-level prison camp?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2004.

3. In Chapter 8, where did Aunt Min Hee take Yeonmi to live with her?
(a) Mosi-ri.
(b) Sou-ri.
(c) Songnam-ri.
(d) Yangdae-ri.

4. When was Eunmi born?
(a) April 1991.
(b) March 1991.
(c) February 1991.
(d) January 1991.

5. How far is it from Hyesan to Pyongyang?
(a) 225 miles.
(b) 205 miles.
(c) 175 miles.
(d) 180 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many generations had Keum Sook's family had to struggle because a family member owned land when Korea was a Japanese colony?

2. When did Yeonmi and her mother cross the border into China?

3. How did Yeonmi's Grandfather Byeon lose an arm and a leg?

4. How long was Yeonmi's mother gone when she went to Pyongyang to get Park Jin Sik out of jail in Chapter 7?

5. What did Keum Sook study in college?

(see the answer key)

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