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

2. At what age are North Koreans forced to join the Socialist Youth League?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

3. Hyeonseo says that she will never be truly free of her country's what, no matter how far she travels?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Indoctrination.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Identity.

4. What was listed as Hyeonseo's father's cause of death after her mother had bribed the hospital authorities to falsify it?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart attack.

5. What trait does Hyeonseo say that she and her brother had in common with their mother?
(a) Courage.
(b) Stubbornness.
(c) A good work ethic.
(d) A sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age does Hyeonseo first visit South Korea?

3. When the Socialist Youth League performed work in the summer, they dug tunnels around Hyeonseo's school. What type of work did they engage in during the other three seasons that year?

4. Even though it meant shopping for food every day, for what reason did Hyeonseo's mother eschew the latest trend of buying a refrigerator from China?

5. What unconventional and technically illegal hairstyle did Hyeonseo wear while attending school in Hyesan?

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