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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. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?
(a) Medical care.
(b) Food.
(c) Vacation.
(d) Power.

2. During what activity does the author say is the only time she and her classmates called each other "comrade" (33)?
(a) Morning prayers.
(b) Air raids.
(c) Self-criticism sessions.
(d) Meals.

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

4. For what reason is Uncle Opium protected from investigation?
(a) Because his brother-in-law is related to the Kims.
(b) Because he is rich.
(c) Because he lives off the grid.
(d) Because of his high songbun.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What border was Hyeonseo's father crossing when he was arrested?

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

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

5. When Hyeonseo and her family move back to Hyesan, they find that the city has changed in what way?

(see the answer key)

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