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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 did Zhifang pay for Yeonmi?

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

3. When the Parks had a family photo taken in Chapter 15, how much older did Yeonmi look than her true age?

4. In Chapter 21, how many days did Keum Sook spend in China looking for Eunmi?

5. How far is the National Intelligence Center from Seoul?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work did Myung Ok do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Hanawon?

10. What did Hongwei do when he started to run out of money 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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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