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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it from Hyesan to Pyongyang?

2. In Chapter 10, how far was it from Yeonmi's uncle's house to their apartment building?

3. For how long were most North Korean men from the middle and upper classes conscripted for military service?

4. What did Yeonmi weigh when she was born?`

5. Over how many months did Keum Sook come and go frequently in Chapter 7 while Park Jin Sik was incarcerated?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how did Yeonmi and her mother cross the border into China?

2. In Chapter 11, how did Yeonmi get home from the hospital?

3. In Chapter 10, how was Park Jin Sik mistreated during the Lunar New Year celebration at his brother's house?

4. How did Park Jin Sik get the warden to release him from prison for sick leave?

5. In Chapter 10, why did Yeonmi have to go to the hospital?

6. How did the police catch and arrest Park Jin Sik in Chapter 7?

7. How did Park Jin Sik's family lose their favorable social and political status?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yeonmi suffered from extreme anxiety and PTSD after coming to South Korea. Why did Yeonmi suffer from anxiety and PTSD after coming to South Korea?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of this book, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Yeonmi had to learn to think when she came to South Korea. How and why did Yeonmi have to learn to think?

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