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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. What is Yeonmi's birthdate?

2. How books was Kim Il Sung said to have written during his three years at university?

3. In Chapter 10, because of family connections, how long was Chun Guen supposed to serve in the military?

4. In Chapter 11, who helped Yeonmi get up the stairs to her apartment after she left the hospital?

5. What did Chun Guen's father teach at the university?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What talents did Keum Sook have?

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

8. Why was Keum Sook's family considered to be untrustworthy?

9. How did Yeonmi follow her parents' footsteps in Chapter 8?

10. How was Park Jin Sik tortured in Pyongyang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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