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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. 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 6.
(c) Camp 9.
(d) Camp 15.

2. In Chapter 9, how old was Chun Guen, Yeonmi's first love?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, what food did Park Jin Sik make Yeonmi, but she was not able to eat it?

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

4. How books was Kim Il Sung said to have written during his three years at university?

5. How old was Wan Sun a woman who served at Park Jin Sik's assistant and mistress?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Yeonmi follow her parents' footsteps in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. What did Yeonmi and her family hear about North Koreans who went to work in other countries in Chapter 10?

6. How was Park Jin Sik tortured in Pyongyang?

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

8. Who was Chun Guen?

9. What were the circumstances of Yeonmi's birth, and why was her health precarious?

10. What did Yeonmi's father make for her to eat in Chapter 11, and why did she not eat it?

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