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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. Attendance at what event is mandatory for children from the time they enter North Korean elementary school?
(a) Public hangings.
(b) Taekwondo tournaments.
(c) A children's party given on the anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth.
(d) National concerts.

2. During what activity does the author say is the only time she and her classmates called each other "comrade" (33)?
(a) Meals.
(b) Air raids.
(c) Self-criticism sessions.
(d) Morning prayers.

3. What was the last present Hyeonseo received from her father prior to his death?
(a) A hula-hoop.
(b) A tea set.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A doll.

4. In what season did Hyeonseo and her family move to the riverfront house in Hyesan?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

5. What simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?
(a) Like a peony.
(b) Like a water lily.
(c) Like a snapdragon.
(d) Like a chrysanthemum.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of her writing, how many years ago does Hyeonseo say North Korea had been created?

2. On what instrument did Hyeonseo teach herself to play her favorite song?

3. Only members of which class are allowed to live in Pyongyang?

4. What was the title of Hyeonseo's favorite song and is also the title of Chapter 10 of her memoir?

5. What is the rough translation of the North Korean ideological term juche?

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