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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) 20.
(c) 14.
(d) 28.

2. What unconventional and technically illegal hairstyle did Hyeonseo wear while attending school in Hyesan?
(a) A mohawk.
(b) A bob.
(c) A fringe.
(d) A perm.

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

4. When Hyeonseo and her family move back to Hyesan, they find that the city has changed in what way?
(a) Half of the population has been relocated.
(b) Business is booming more than ever.
(c) It has become dilapidated.
(d) It is choked with industrial waste.

5. The author states that while schooling in North Korea is technically free, what other condition is true?
(a) Education stops after the age of 8.
(b) Parents are constantly being assigned quotas for donations of goods.
(c) Parents are required to pay the teachers' salaries.
(d) The Great Leader often demands education taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that once she entered kindergarten, she never again belonged to her parents, but instead belonged to whom?

2. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?

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

4. In what season did Hyeonseo and her family move to the riverfront house in Hyesan?

5. What does hyeon mean in Korean?

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