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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. About what malady is Hyeonseo speaking when she says that her father displayed signs of "an illness that is not acknowledged in North Korea" (67)?
(a) Depression.
(b) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

2. The author states that while schooling in North Korea is technically free, what other condition is true?
(a) Education stops after the age of 8.
(b) Parents are required to pay the teachers' salaries.
(c) Parents are constantly being assigned quotas for donations of goods.
(d) The Great Leader often demands education taxes.

3. What was listed as Hyeonseo's father's cause of death after her mother had bribed the hospital authorities to falsify it?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart attack.

4. On what type of transport is Hyeonseo's mother traveling when she meets Hyeonseo's father?
(a) A trolley.
(b) A plane.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A train.

5. What document does a North Korean citizen need in order to even leave their local county?
(a) A work permit.
(b) A summons from the government.
(c) A North Korean ID.
(d) A travel permit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What aspect of Hyeonseo's mother's character does Hyeonseo say is unusual for a woman of high songbun?

3. How old is Hyeonseo when the family's home catches on fire?

4. On what instrument did Hyeonseo teach herself to play her favorite song?

5. What insects did Hyeonseo's teacher point out to the class during their field trip in order to say that even they were "sad at the Great Leader's death" (72)?

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