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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. Hyeonseo says that she has learned that people can do without almost anything, but they cannot do without what?
(a) Friends.
(b) Shelter.
(c) Food.
(d) Family.

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

3. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?
(a) A heretic.
(b) A murderer whose victim is of higher status.
(c) A political prisoner with no hope of release.
(d) A thief.

4. The author states that once she entered kindergarten, she never again belonged to her parents, but instead belonged to whom?
(a) The state.
(b) Kim Jong-il.
(c) Kim Il-sung.
(d) Her future husband.

5. For what reason is Uncle Opium protected from investigation?
(a) Because of his high songbun.
(b) Because he is rich.
(c) Because his brother-in-law is related to the Kims.
(d) Because he lives off the grid.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does Hyeonseo's family move after leaving Hyesan?

2. How many gradations of status exist within the three broad categories of songbun?

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

4. What level of the caste system is made up of 10-15% of the North Korean population?

5. 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?

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