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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. What was the sentence given to the family deported for the father's mistake of rolling a cigarette using a piece of newspaper and failing to notice a picture of the Great Leader on the other side of the scrap?
(a) The family is sent to a Chinese prison.
(b) They are sent to a potato digging work farm.
(c) The family's home is searched daily for a span of five years.
(d) The adults are executed and the children are sent to the gulag.

2. 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?
(a) There are too many blackouts.
(b) She did not want to attract attention.
(c) She did not have enough money.
(d) She did not know how to hide it from the police.

3. What percentage of North Korea's population consistently falls within the Hostile category of the songbun caste system?
(a) 20%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 10%.

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

5. What border was Hyeonseo's father crossing when he was arrested?
(a) He was crossing from South Korea into North Korea.
(b) He was crossing from China into North Korea.
(c) He was crossing from North Korea into China.
(d) He was crossing from China into South Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hyeonseo do when she saw the starving infant and its mother in the market outside Wiyeon Station?

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

3. What does hyeon mean in Korean?

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

5. How many broad categories exist within the caste system of songbun?

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