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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 did Yeonmi start throwing up daily in Chapter 13?

2. How much did Zhifang pay for Yeonmi?

3. What date do the North Koreans celebrate the day the Japanese surrendered in 1945?

4. At the end of Chapter 14, how much time was Park Jin Sik given to live?

5. In Chapter 15, which member of Park Jin SIk's family was tortured when they were interrogated about him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Yeonmi's group one of the last sent to Mongolia from the Qingdao mission?

2. What was learned about Park Jin Sik's condition after he went to a hospital in China?

3. What happened when Yeonmi tried to get an ID in Chapter 16?

4. What did Yeonmi and her mother tell the NIS agents about their past?

5. What did Yeonmi do with her father's remains when he died?

6. What work did Myung Ok do?

7. Where did Yeonmi and her mother get an apartment and how did they furnish it?

8. In Chapter 16, why was Keum Sook sold again?

9. What did Hongwei do when he started to run out of money in Chapter 16?

10. In Chapter 13, what did Yeonmi realize about happiness?

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

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?

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