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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Yeonmi read about what Kim Il Sung did to survive when fighting the Japanese?
(a) Ate bugs and slept in thickets.
(b) Ate garbage and slept in hollow logs.
(c) Ate frogs and slept in the snow.
(d) Ate rabbits and slept in bushes.

2. In Chapter 11, when did Yeonmi and her mother go to the house of the girl who left with Eunmi?
(a) April 2.
(b) April 1.
(c) March 30.
(d) March 31.

3. Where did a man Park Jin Sik knew in Chapter 10 go to work that he was able to save enough money to start a business when he returned?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Thailand.

4. How much money did Keum Sook borrow for Yeonmi's operation in Chapter 10?
(a) 20,000 won.
(b) 15,000 won.
(c) 10,000 won.
(d) 25,000 won.

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

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

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

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

9. When was the Lunar New Year celebration in Chapter 10 that showed how much the status of Yeonmi's family had changed?
(a) February 7, 2007.
(b) February 2007.
(c) January 2007.
(d) January 1, 2007.

10. How much older was Yeonmi's sister Eunmi than Yeonmi?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 20 months.

11. Between 1998 and 2002, how many months of the year would Park Jin Sik be gone running his business in Pyongyang?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

12. 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) 5 1/2.
(b) 6.
(c) Not quite 4.
(d) About 5.

13. In Chapter 11, what food did Park Jin Sik make Yeonmi, but she was not able to eat it?
(a) Rice.
(b) Salted radishes.
(c) Potato.
(d) Kimchi.

14. In Chapter 11, who helped Yeonmi get up the stairs to her apartment after she left the hospital?
(a) Her father.
(b) Chun Guen.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her mother.

15. When was the first time that North Korea staged its Arirang Festival?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a note, where did Eunmi tell Yeonmi to go to find a lady who would take Yeonmi to China in Chapter 11?

2. For how long were most North Korean men from the middle and upper classes conscripted for military service?

3. In Chapter 5, how does Yeonmi remember that her grandmother Hwang died?

4. In 2002, what was an average worker's salary for a month at the unofficial exchange rate?

5. What did Yeonmi weigh when she was born?`

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