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

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

3. What did Keum Sook study in college?

4. What is Yeonmi's birthdate?

5. What clothes did Eunmi wear when she planned to leave North Korea in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where was capitalism alive and well?

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

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

4. Who was Chun Guen?

5. What talents did Keum Sook have?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Christian missionaries helped North Koreans like Yeonmi and her mother escape China. How was helping North Koreans escape China a way for the missionaries to live out their religion?

Essay Topic 2

Keum Sook moved to Kowon after her husband was arrested. Did Keum Sook have permission to move? How and why was she punished for moving?

Essay Topic 3

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

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