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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 43-53 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Min-ho do immediately upon his release from prison?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He eats a cheeseburger.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He breaks his leg.

3. What percentage of North Korea's population consistently falls within the Hostile category of the songbun caste system?
(a) 40%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 30%.

4. To what city does Hyeonseo's family move after leaving Hyesan?
(a) Anju.
(b) Pyongyang.
(c) Hamhung.
(d) Wonsan.

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 does not urinate.
(b) The Great Leader does not sleep.
(c) The Great Leader is immortal.
(d) The Great Leader is omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hyeonseo say becomes a main topic of conversation between herself and Ok-hee once they see the television news story about the North Korean defectors?

2. What does Hyeonseo eventually find out had happened to the money she had given to her mother?

3. What type of food is the nooroongji that Mr. Ahn cooks for all of his North Korean visitors?

4. When Hyeonseo's mother calls her a time other than their regular time, what does she tell Hyeonseo she has laid her hands on and is trying to sell?

5. How long after Hyeonseo's father disappeared did the family hear that he had been released to a hospital in Hyesan?

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