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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 1992, the North Korean government launched a widely publicized campaign called "Let us eat" (55), how many meals per day?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

2. What was listed as Hyeonseo's father's cause of death after her mother had bribed the hospital authorities to falsify it?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Heart attack.

3. The author states that once she entered kindergarten, she never again belonged to her parents, but instead belonged to whom?
(a) The state.
(b) Her future husband.
(c) Kim Jong-il.
(d) Kim Il-sung.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What location in Hyesan did Hyeonseo name as a "common site for public executions" (73)?

4. To what figure is Chapter 14's title referring in its statement that "The great heart has stopped beating" on the chapter's title page?

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

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