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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 meet Keum Sook?
(a) Spring 1989.
(b) Fall 1989.
(c) Winter 1989.
(d) Summer 1989.

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

3. What did Keum Sook study in college?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Biology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Finance.

4. In a note, where did Eunmi tell Yeonmi to go to find a lady who would take Yeonmi to China in Chapter 11?
(a) Near the train station.
(b) Behind the market.
(c) By the bus station.
(d) A shack by the river.

5. In 2000, how many times a month could Yeonmi's family eat meat?
(a) 1 or 2.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) 2 or 3 times.
(d) 4 or 5.

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

7. According to legend, when did the history of Korea begin?
(a) 2143 B.C.
(b) 2748 B.C.
(c) 2536 B.C.
(d) 2333 B.C.

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

9. When was Chun Guen going into the military in Chapter 10?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) May.

10. How old was Yeonmi when she and her mother crossed the border into China?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

11. In Chapter 8, where did Aunt Min Hee take Yeonmi to live with her?
(a) Yangdae-ri.
(b) Songnam-ri.
(c) Mosi-ri.
(d) Sou-ri.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 7, when did Yeonmi move with her mother and sister to Kowon?
(a) August 2003.
(b) July 2003.
(c) September 2003.
(d) June 2003.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories tall was the Ryugyong Hotel supposed to be?

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

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

4. In Chapter 10, because of family connections, how long was Chun Guen supposed to serve in the military?

5. What was the only meat Yeonmi and her family had sometimes in Chapter 8?

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