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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how old was Yeonmi when her mother enrolled her in school in Kowon?
(a) 9.
(b) Almost 10.
(c) 8.
(d) Not quite 11.

2. For how many generations had Keum Sook's family had to struggle because a family member owned land when Korea was a Japanese colony?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. When Yeonmi started working in the chat room, how many men might she have calling into her screen at the same time?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 6 or 7.
(d) 7 or 8.

4. In Chapter 10, because of family connections, how long was Chun Guen supposed to serve in the military?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clothes did Eunmi wear when she planned to leave North Korea in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 18, how much money was the daily stipend that Yeonmi and the others were given to buy food?

3. In Chapter 16, on what floor was the apartment Huang showed Yeonmi?

4. How much was Hongwei giving Yeonmi and her mother for food weekly in Chapter 16?

5. What was the man called that Myung Ok worked for in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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