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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. What percentage of North Korea's population consistently falls within the Hostile category of the songbun caste system?
(a) 40%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 30%.

2. 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?
(a) Economic.
(b) Agricultural.
(c) Journalistic.
(d) Architectural.

3. What red article of clothing did Hyeonseo wear to school that caused the teacher to call her a capitalist and to slap her face?
(a) Suspenders.
(b) Boots.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A hat.

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

5. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?
(a) Foreign cash.
(b) Precious metals.
(c) The Korean won.
(d) Travelers' checks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1992, the North Korean government launched a widely publicized campaign called "Let us eat" (55), how many meals per day?

2. For North Korean citizens, joining the Young Pioneer Corps is compulsory in the years between what two ages?

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

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

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

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