View a FREE sample

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

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

3. 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) They are sent to a potato digging work farm.
(b) The family's home is searched daily for a span of five years.
(c) The family is sent to a Chinese prison.
(d) The adults are executed and the children are sent to the gulag.

4. What aspect of the songbun system is kept secret from those residing within its levels?
(a) Precise ranking.
(b) Job assignments.
(c) The names of those within the Hostile class.
(d) Marriage arrangements.

5. Why does Hyeonseo not start kindergarten in Hyesan as she had thought she would?
(a) Her father's job is transferred to a new city.
(b) Her mother decides to teach her at home.
(c) Her mother's job is transferred to a new city.
(d) The family's house burns down and they are relocated to a new city.

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 is NOT a quality named by Hyeonseo in her list of beliefs North Koreans held about The Great Leader before his death?

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

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

5. What quality of Hyesan does Hyeonseo say leads to its status as a moneymaking town?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 369 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample