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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. When Keum Sook turned herself into the police in Chapter 9, how long was she sentenced to reeducation?
2. 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?
3. When did Yeonmi arrive in South Korea?
4. When was Park Jin Sik sentenced to 10 years hard labor at a felony-level prison camp?
5. When was the first time that North Korea staged its Arirang Festival?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, how was Park Jin Sik mistreated during the Lunar New Year celebration at his brother's house?
2. Where was Park Jin Sik most of the time between 1998 and 2002, and what was he doing?
3. What talents did Keum Sook have?
4. How did the police catch and arrest Park Jin Sik in Chapter 7?
5. How did Park Jin Sik get the warden to release him from prison for sick leave?
6. What did Yeonmi's father make for her to eat in Chapter 11, and why did she not eat it?
7. What did Yeonmi and her family hear about North Koreans who went to work in other countries in Chapter 10?
8. How did Park Jin Sik's family lose their favorable social and political status?
9. In Chapter 5, where was capitalism alive and well?
10. How did Yeonmi follow her parents' footsteps in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Kims have ruled North Korea since the 1950s. Have the Kims been dictators? How has the government controlled people’s lives? How does the government also attempt to control the North Koreans' emotions and their individuality?
Essay Topic 2
Yeonmi had to learn to think when she came to South Korea. How and why did Yeonmi have to learn to think?
Essay Topic 3
Before Yeonmi left North Korea, she was hospitalized for an intestinal infection. What is communicated about healthcare in North Korea through her visit to the hospital?
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