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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. For North Korean citizens, joining the Young Pioneer Corps is compulsory in the years between what two ages?
(a) 8-18.
(b) 6-12.
(c) 10-16.
(d) 9-14.

2. When Hyeonseo's father rushes back into the burning house, what items does he emerge from the house carrying?
(a) Two photo albums.
(b) Two pieces of identification.
(c) Two portraits.
(d) Two cats.

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

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

5. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?
(a) Almost drowning.
(b) Almost being beaten to death by a soldier.
(c) Almost getting hit by a train.
(d) Almost suffocating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What simile does Hyeonseo use to describe the fireball emanating from her childhood home?

3. When Hyeonseo heard the news that some local young women had been caught listening to South Korean pop music, what was their allocated punishment?

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

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

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