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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the rough translation of the North Korean ideological term juche?
(a) Homage.
(b) Greatness.
(c) Worship.
(d) Self-reliance.

2. What was the title of Hyeonseo's favorite song and is also the title of Chapter 10 of her memoir?
(a) Come to Me.
(b) Gangnam Style.
(c) Rocky Island.
(d) Jailhouse Rock.

3. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?
(a) The Korean won.
(b) Travelers' checks.
(c) Precious metals.
(d) Foreign cash.

4. When Hyeonseo's father rushes back into the burning house, what items does he emerge from the house carrying?
(a) Two portraits.
(b) Two photo albums.
(c) Two cats.
(d) Two pieces of identification.

5. 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) Public hangings.
(d) National concerts.

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

7. 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) Business is booming more than ever.
(c) It has become dilapidated.
(d) Half of the population has been relocated.

8. 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) The state.
(c) Kim Il-sung.
(d) Kim Jong-il.

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

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

11. 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) Turns eighteen.
(c) Becomes sexually active.
(d) Dates.

12. On what type of transport is Hyeonseo's mother traveling when she meets Hyeonseo's father?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A plane.
(c) A train.
(d) A trolley.

13. On what instrument did Hyeonseo teach herself to play her favorite song?
(a) The violin.
(b) The accordion.
(c) The samisen.
(d) The xylophone.

14. What unconventional and technically illegal hairstyle did Hyeonseo wear while attending school in Hyesan?
(a) A perm.
(b) A bob.
(c) A fringe.
(d) A mohawk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did Hyeonseo and Min-ho stay while their mother tended to their father in the Hyesan hospital?

3. Only members of which class are allowed to live in Pyongyang?

4. What level of the caste system is made up of 10-15% of the North Korean population?

5. A bystander tells Hyeonseo's mother that the near-death experience is a good omen, for someone who survives a disaster at such a young age is sure to what?

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