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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. At what age does Hyeonseo first visit South Korea?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 14.
(d) 20.

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

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

4. 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) Anxiety.
(c) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
(d) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of transport is Hyeonseo's mother traveling when she meets Hyeonseo's father?

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

3. What did Hyeonseo's mother do immediately upon seeing her husband in the Hyesan hospital?

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

5. Whose daughter told Hyeonseo that illegal South Korean pop cassettes could be bought discreetly from certain dealers?

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