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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's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?
(a) Almost being beaten to death by a soldier.
(b) Almost drowning.
(c) Almost suffocating.
(d) Almost getting hit by a train.

2. At the time of her writing, how many years ago does Hyeonseo say North Korea had been created?
(a) 30.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 20.

3. Only members of which class are allowed to live in Pyongyang?
(a) Wavering.
(b) Elite.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Loyal.

4. What simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?
(a) Like a peony.
(b) Like a chrysanthemum.
(c) Like a snapdragon.
(d) Like a water lily.

5. How old is Hyeonseo when the family's home catches on fire?
(a) 17.
(b) 24.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hyeonseo's father rushes back into the burning house, what items does he emerge from the house carrying?

2. Hyeonseo says that she has learned that people can do without almost anything, but they cannot do without what?

3. Why does Hyeonseo not start kindergarten in Hyesan as she had thought she would?

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

5. What does seo mean in Korean?

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