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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 Keum Sook born?

2. In Chapter 10, how far was it from Yeonmi's uncle's house to their apartment building?

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

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

5. During what month of her pregnancy did Keum Sook give birth to Yeonmi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did the boys who led Yeonmi and Keum Sook tell them to say when they crossed the river in Chapter 11?

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

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

10. Where was Park Jin Sik most of the time between 1998 and 2002, and what was he doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Park Jin Sik started a smuggling business. Why did Yeonmi believe her father would have been a businessman in any place other than North Korea? How did his entrepreneurial endeavors make him an outlaw in North Korea?

Essay Topic 3

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

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