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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. What was the last present Hyeonseo received from her father prior to his death?
(a) A doll.
(b) A tea set.
(c) A hula-hoop.
(d) A bicycle.

2. At what age are North Koreans forced to join the Socialist Youth League?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. Whose daughter told Hyeonseo that illegal South Korean pop cassettes could be bought discreetly from certain dealers?
(a) Anju's magistrate.
(b) Aunt Pretty.
(c) Uncle Opium.
(d) Hyesan's chief of police.

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

5. In 1992, the North Korean government launched a widely publicized campaign called "Let us eat" (55), how many meals per day?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What document does a North Korean citizen need in order to even leave their local county?

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

3. Who are the bowibu?

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 simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?

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