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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. When was Eunmi born?
(a) February 1991.
(b) March 1991.
(c) April 1991.
(d) January 1991.

4. What type of work did Keum Sook have to do when she was sentenced to reeducation in Chapter 9?
(a) Babysitting.
(b) Farm work.
(c) Heavy construction.
(d) Cleaning.

5. 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 frogs and slept in the snow.
(c) Ate garbage and slept in hollow logs.
(d) Ate rabbits and slept in bushes.

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

7. How old was Yeonmi when she visited Pyongyang?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

8. How long before Yeonmi andher mother crossed into China, did Yeonmi's sister Eunmi cross?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) A few days.
(d) 5 days.

9. How books was Kim Il Sung said to have written during his three years at university?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 500.
(c) 800.
(d) 1,500.

10. For how many years was Park Dong Il sentenced to hard labor?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

11. 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) Thailand.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

12. How far is it from Hyesan to Pyongyang?
(a) 205 miles.
(b) 180 miles.
(c) 175 miles.
(d) 225 miles.

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

14. In Chapter 5, how does Yeonmi remember that her grandmother Hwang died?
(a) She took an overdose of pills.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Cancer.

15. What is Yeonmi's birthdate?
(a) October 4, 1993.
(b) November 18, 1993.
(c) August 2, 1993.
(d) September 12, 1993.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might temperatures reach in the winter at Hyesan?

2. In Chapter 5, in Hyesan when Yeonmi was little, for what was a young man executed for eating?

3. How long had Park Jin Sik been in prison in Chapter 9?

4. In Yeonmi's part of North Korea, how long was it normal to go without electricity?

5. In Chapter 9, how old was Yeonmi?

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