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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. At what age does Hyeonseo witness her first public execution?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Fourteen.

2. On what condition had Hyeonseo's grandparents agreed to allow their son to marry Hyeonseo's mother?
(a) A dowry must be paid.
(b) The family home must be in their son's name alone.
(c) Hyeonseo's mother must be sterilized.
(d) Hyeonseo's first name must be changed.

3. 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) Architectural.
(c) Agricultural.
(d) Journalistic.

4. To what city does Hyeonseo's family move after leaving Hyesan?
(a) Hamhung.
(b) Wonsan.
(c) Pyongyang.
(d) Anju.

5. The author states that while schooling in North Korea is technically free, what other condition is true?
(a) Parents are constantly being assigned quotas for donations of goods.
(b) Parents are required to pay the teachers' salaries.
(c) The Great Leader often demands education taxes.
(d) Education stops after the age of 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does hyeon mean in Korean?

2. How long after Hyeonseo's father disappeared did the family hear that he had been released to a hospital in Hyesan?

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

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

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

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