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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. How much was Hongwei giving Yeonmi and her mother for food weekly in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 17, how did customers pay to type questions and watch the women online?

3. When did Yeonmi pass her high school GED exam?

4. How many other defectors were in a secure compound in the countryside where Yeonmi's group was transferred in Chapter 19?

5. What was the date in Chapter 18 when Yeonmi and her mother crossed into Mongolia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bargain did Yeonmi make with Hongwei?

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

3. How did Yeonmi and her mother get from Shenyang to Qingdao, and what risks did they take?

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

5. To whom was Keum Sook sold in Chapter 12, and what was her life like?

6. Why did Hongwei's business become more dangerous and less profitable in Chapter 15?

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

8. In Chapter 21, why did Yeonmi spend a month when she refused to leave her apartment?

9. Where was Yeonmi educationally when she was tested at Hanawon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

North Korea has a caste system. What is the caste system like in North Korean? How does it affect a person’s destiny?

Essay Topic 2

Women had certain roles in North Korean society. What roles did women play in North Korean society? What expectations were put upon women and influenced how they lived?

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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