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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does seo mean in Korean?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Health.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Smile.

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

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

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?
(a) Kim Jong-un.
(b) Kim Il-sung.
(c) Kim Jong-Il.
(d) Hyeonseo's father.

5. What trait does Hyeonseo say that she and her brother had in common with their mother?
(a) A sense of humor.
(b) A good work ethic.
(c) Stubbornness.
(d) Courage.

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

7. What level of the caste system is made up of 10-15% of the North Korean population?
(a) Kim family employees.
(b) Royal.
(c) Wavering.
(d) Elite.

8. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?
(a) Almost getting hit by a train.
(b) Almost drowning.
(c) Almost suffocating.
(d) Almost being beaten to death by a soldier.

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

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

11. Why does Hyeonseo's mother carry a candle to the door when meeting Hyeonseo's future father and her future husband for the second time?
(a) Because she thinks it will lend a romantic air to their reunion.
(b) Because the power in the city is out.
(c) Because the power in the country is out.
(d) Because her father does not permit her to waste money on electricity at night.

12. Who are the bowibu?
(a) Secret police in North Korea.
(b) Secret police in South Korea.
(c) Secret police in North Korea.
(d) Secret police in Laos.

13. Hyeonseo says that she has learned that people can do without almost anything, but they cannot do without what?
(a) Friends.
(b) Family.
(c) Food.
(d) Shelter.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that while schooling in North Korea is technically free, what other condition is true?

2. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?

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

4. What aspect of the songbun system is kept secret from those residing within its levels?

5. Even though it meant shopping for food every day, for what reason did Hyeonseo's mother eschew the latest trend of buying a refrigerator from China?

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