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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Part 1: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Yeonmi and her friend Yong Ja like to make in Chapter 1 to play with?
(a) Paper dolls.
(b) Rag dolls.
(c) Stick animals.
(d) Pinwheels.

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

4. When did Yeonmi and her mother cross the border into China?
(a) February 19, 2007.
(b) March 31, 2007.
(c) May 11, 2007.
(d) April 3, 2007.

5. How old was Yeonmi when her mother took her to the one water pump in town to collect water at 6 a.m. and left her there all day?
(a) 6.
(b) 5 1/2.
(c) About 5.
(d) Not quite 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Eunmi born?

2. What would Keum Sook buy once a month for her family?

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

4. How long before Yeonmi andher mother crossed into China, did Yeonmi's sister Eunmi cross?

5. According to legend, when did the history of Korea begin?

(see the answer key)

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