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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Keum Sook born?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1966.

3. In Chapter 9, how old was Yeonmi?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

4. When did Park Jin Sik attempt to use trucks instead of trains to smuggle metals out of Pyongyang?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2000.

5. 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) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

6. How long had Park Jin Sik been in prison in Chapter 9?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

8. How much money did Park Jin Sik offer to give the warden of the prison to let him out on sick leave?
(a) 1 million won.
(b) 500 won.
(c) 500,000 won.
(d) 10,000 won.

9. What die Yeonmi taste for the first time when she lived with her aunt Min Hee?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Pears.
(d) Plums.

10. When Park Jin Sik moved back to Hyesan, on what floor was his apartment in Chapter 9?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

11. 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.

12. How does Yeonmi get back to her apartment from the hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) Car.
(b) Motorcycle.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Bus.

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

14. How old was Wan Sun a woman who served at Park Jin Sik's assistant and mistress?
(a) 22.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) Early 20s.
(d) 20.

15. Over how many months did Keum Sook come and go frequently in Chapter 7 while Park Jin Sik was incarcerated?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what camp was Park Jin Sik moved to after being tortured in a detention and interrogation center in Pyongyang?

2. When did Park Jin Sik meet Keum Sook?

3. In Chapter 6, what did Yeonmi think was the most exciting animal she saw at the zoo in Pyongyang?

4. In Chapter 11, when did Yeonmi's father come to the hospital with the news that Eunmi was missing?

5. When was Park Jin Sik sentenced to 10 years hard labor at a felony-level prison camp?

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