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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. In 2002, what was an average worker's salary for a month at the unofficial exchange rate?
(a) $2.
(b) $1.
(c) $1.50.
(d) $2.50.

2. In Chapter 7, what camp was Park Jin Sik moved to after being tortured in a detention and interrogation center in Pyongyang?
(a) Camp 15.
(b) Camp 6.
(c) Camp 11.
(d) Camp 9.

3. How often do North Korean have to attend immiban meetings?
(a) At least once a week.
(b) At least once a month.
(c) Every two weeks.
(d) Every other week.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Park Jin Sik return to Pyongyang in Chapter 7?

2. 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?

3. When was the first time that North Korea staged its Arirang Festival?

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. In 2000, how many times a month could Yeonmi's family eat meat?

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