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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 was Chun Guen going into the military in Chapter 10?

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

3. According to legend, when did the history of Korea begin?

4. In Chapter 10, where did a man work where he ate chicken wings but did not see his family for three years?

5. In a note, where did Eunmi tell Yeonmi to go to find a lady who would take Yeonmi to China in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Chun Guen?

4. In the Prologue, what did Yeonmi see and learn from her journey to be free?

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

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

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

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

9. What brief history did Yeonmi share about Korea in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 8, when Keum Sook moved back to Kowon, where did Yeonmi live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yeonmi decided she had a debt to repay. Why did Yeonmi decide she had a debt to repay and how did she decide to repay her debt?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Yeonmi and Keum Sook fell into a human trafficking ring when they came to China. When the women were given a choice to be trafficked or return to China, why did they choose to be trafficked?

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