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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. In Chapter 7, when Wan Sun was arrested, how long was she sentence to a labor training camp?

2. When was Park Jin Sik born?

3. In Chapter 9, how old was Chun Guen, Yeonmi's first love?

4. When was the Lunar New Year celebration in Chapter 10 that showed how much the status of Yeonmi's family had changed?

5. How old was Yeonmi when she and her mother crossed the border into China?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Chun Guen?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plans for the escape to Mongolia fell into place for Yeonmi and her mother. How did the plans to escape to Mongolia fall into place for Yeonmi and her mother? What role did she believe luck played in their escape?

Essay Topic 2

When Hongwei tried to buy Yeonmi’s affections, she had an epiphany about happiness. What did Yeonmi realize about happiness?

Essay Topic 3

Yeonmi found freedom to be different from what she expected. How was freedom different from what Yeonmi expected? Why did she believe that freedom could be cruel and difficult?

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