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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 10-12 and Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many gradations of status exist within the three broad categories of songbun?
(a) 75.
(b) 11.
(c) 36.
(d) 51.

2. When the Socialist Youth League performed work in the summer, they dug tunnels around Hyeonseo's school. What type of work did they engage in during the other three seasons that year?
(a) Journalistic.
(b) Economic.
(c) Architectural.
(d) Agricultural.

3. In what sport did Hyeonseo excel enough to represent her school in a tournament while living in Hyesan?
(a) Taekwando.
(b) Ice skating.
(c) Long distance running.
(d) Cricket.

4. What location in Hyesan did Hyeonseo name as a "common site for public executions" (73)?
(a) The airport.
(b) The National Museum.
(c) The public square.
(d) The riverbank.

5. When Hyeonseo and her family move back to Hyesan, they find that the city has changed in what way?
(a) It has become dilapidated.
(b) It is choked with industrial waste.
(c) Half of the population has been relocated.
(d) Business is booming more than ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. For North Korean citizens, joining the Young Pioneer Corps is compulsory in the years between what two ages?

2. What was the last present Hyeonseo received from her father prior to his death?

3. What was the one luxury Hyeonseo says her family bought after moving into their riverfront home in Hyesan?

4. What was listed as Hyeonseo's father's cause of death after her mother had bribed the hospital authorities to falsify it?

5. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?

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