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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long after Hyeonseo's father disappeared did the family hear that he had been released to a hospital in Hyesan?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three months.

3. What example is given of a person who would inhabit the lowest level of songbun?
(a) A heretic.
(b) A thief.
(c) A political prisoner with no hope of release.
(d) A murderer whose victim is of higher status.

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

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

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

7. What document does a North Korean citizen need in order to even leave their local county?
(a) A North Korean ID.
(b) A work permit.
(c) A summons from the government.
(d) A travel permit.

8. What did Hyeonseo do when she saw the starving infant and its mother in the market outside Wiyeon Station?
(a) She flagged down a policeman.
(b) She put money on the baby's lap.
(c) She called for an ambulance.
(d) She put money in the mother's hand.

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

10. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?
(a) Gets divorced.
(b) Dates.
(c) Turns eighteen.
(d) Becomes sexually active.

11. What insects did Hyeonseo's teacher point out to the class during their field trip in order to say that even they were "sad at the Great Leader's death" (72)?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Bees.
(d) Dragonflies.

12. What did Hyeonseo's mother do immediately upon seeing her husband in the Hyesan hospital?
(a) She sobs.
(b) She screams.
(c) She faints.
(d) She hugs him.

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

14. What does Hyeonseo say is the only "permitted outlet for spiritual fervor" (41) in North Korea?
(a) Self-criticism sessions.
(b) Kim worship.
(c) One Catholic mass per year.
(d) The business trade.

15. What organization had Hyeonseo's grandmother joined at the age of 19?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The Red Guard.
(c) The Socialist Party.
(d) The Red Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?

2. What was NOT a characteristic of the special class Hyeonseo began taking when she was 15?

3. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?

4. How old is Hyeonseo when the family's home catches on fire?

5. Attendance at what event is mandatory for children from the time they enter North Korean elementary school?

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