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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 Yeonmi started working in the chat room, how many men might she have calling into her screen at the same time?

2. When did China purge churches during the Cultural Revolution?

3. Where did Yeonmi try to get work before she went to work in the chat room?

4. What handicap did the bald broker's wife have in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 14, when were Keum Sook and Yeonmi reunited with Park Jin Sik?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what did the broker tell Keum Sook when she asked about Eunmi?

2. What was it like for Yeonmi to work in the adult chatrooms?

3. How did Keum Sook learn about escaping to South Korea?

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

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

6. What is Hanawon?

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

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

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

10. Why was Keum Sook taken to the hospital in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yeonmi suffered from extreme anxiety and PTSD after coming to South Korea. Why did Yeonmi suffer from anxiety and PTSD after coming to South Korea?

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

Before Yeonmi left North Korea, she was hospitalized for an intestinal infection. What is communicated about healthcare in North Korea through her visit to the hospital?

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