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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. In what sport did Hyeonseo excel enough to represent her school in a tournament while living in Hyesan?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Ice skating.
(c) Taekwando.
(d) Long distance running.

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

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

4. For what reason is Uncle Opium protected from investigation?
(a) Because he lives off the grid.
(b) Because his brother-in-law is related to the Kims.
(c) Because of his high songbun.
(d) Because he is rich.

5. What aspect of Hyeonseo's mother's character does Hyeonseo say is unusual for a woman of high songbun?
(a) Her entrepreneurial spirit.
(b) Her love for fashion.
(c) Her kindness to citizens with low songbun.
(d) Her frequent gambling.

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

4. What does hyeon mean in Korean?

5. 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?

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