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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Prologue, and Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many broad categories exist within the caste system of songbun?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

4. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?
(a) Travelers' checks.
(b) The Korean won.
(c) Precious metals.
(d) Foreign cash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does seo mean in Korean?

2. Why does Hyeonseo's mother carry a candle to the door when meeting Hyeonseo's future father and her future husband for the second time?

3. When Hyeonseo and her family move back to Hyesan, they find that the city has changed in what way?

4. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?

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

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