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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 19-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Attendance at what event is mandatory for children from the time they enter North Korean elementary school?
(a) Taekwondo tournaments.
(b) Public hangings.
(c) A children's party given on the anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth.
(d) National concerts.

2. What quality of Hyesan does Hyeonseo say leads to its status as a moneymaking town?
(a) Its proximity to Pyongyang.
(b) Its location across the Yalu River from China.
(c) Its merchant class.
(d) Its military status.

3. What type of food is the nooroongji that Mr. Ahn cooks for all of his North Korean visitors?
(a) Yams.
(b) Rice.
(c) Pork.
(d) Beans.

4. At what age does Hyeonseo witness her first public execution?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

5. What is NOT a quality named by Hyeonseo in her list of beliefs North Koreans held about The Great Leader before his death?
(a) The Great Leader is immortal.
(b) The Great Leader is omniscient.
(c) The Great Leader does not sleep.
(d) The Great Leader does not urinate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many broad categories exist within the caste system of songbun?

2. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?

3. In what city does Hyeonseo celebrate her eighteenth birthday?

4. What item does Mr. Ahn buy for Hyeonseo in an attempt to make her "look more Chinese" (102)?

5. What was NOT a characteristic of the special class Hyeonseo began taking when she was 15?

(see the answer key)

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