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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Park Jin Sik sell on the black market when he became a black market operator?
(a) Electronics.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Luxury goods.
(d) Alcohol.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work did Keum Sook have to do when she was sentenced to reeducation in Chapter 9?

2. When did Yeonmi's parents meet one another?

3. In Chapter 9, how old was Yeonmi?

4. When Park Jin Sik moved back to Hyesan, on what floor was his apartment in Chapter 9?

5. Between 1998 and 2002, how many months of the year would Park Jin Sik be gone running his business in Pyongyang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was it like to travel from Hyesan to Pyongyang?

2. In Chapter 5, where was capitalism alive and well?

3. When and why was Yeonmi able to visit Pyongyang?

4. How was Park Jin Sik tortured in Pyongyang?

5. Where did Yeonmi and her family live when she was very young, and what was the house like?

6. How was every subject students learn in school delivered with propaganda?

7. Where was Park Jin Sik most of the time between 1998 and 2002, and what was he doing?

8. In Chapter 9, how does Yeonmi describe her father and the changes in him when she sees him?

9. What talents did Keum Sook have?

10. Why did Park Jin Sik decide to sell stolen metals?

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