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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. During what activity does the author say is the only time she and her classmates called each other "comrade" (33)?
(a) Meals.
(b) Morning prayers.
(c) Self-criticism sessions.
(d) Air raids.

2. What border was Hyeonseo's father crossing when he was arrested?
(a) He was crossing from North Korea into China.
(b) He was crossing from China into North Korea.
(c) He was crossing from China into South Korea.
(d) He was crossing from South Korea into North Korea.

3. With whom did Hyeonseo and Min-ho stay while their mother tended to their father in the Hyesan hospital?
(a) Aunt Pretty's family.
(b) Uncle Opium's family.
(c) Mr. Ahn's family.
(d) Uncle Cinema's family.

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

5. Hyeonseo remarks that the family's home by the river in Hyesan was perfect for what?
(a) Learning to ice skate.
(b) Learning to sail.
(c) Her own gardening hobby.
(d) Her mother's illicit enterprises.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Hyeonseo heard the news that some local young women had been caught listening to South Korean pop music, what was their allocated punishment?

3. A bystander tells Hyeonseo's mother that the near-death experience is a good omen, for someone who survives a disaster at such a young age is sure to what?

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

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

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