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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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 the power in the country is out.
(b) Because she thinks it will lend a romantic air to their reunion.
(c) Because the power in the city is out.
(d) Because her father does not permit her to waste money on electricity at night.

7. What location in Hyesan did Hyeonseo name as a "common site for public executions" (73)?
(a) The National Museum.
(b) The public square.
(c) The airport.
(d) The riverbank.

8. With whom did Hyeonseo and Min-ho stay while their mother tended to their father in the Hyesan hospital?
(a) Aunt Pretty's family.
(b) Mr. Ahn's family.
(c) Uncle Cinema's family.
(d) Uncle Opium's family.

9. What aspect of Hyeonseo's mother's character does Hyeonseo say is unusual for a woman of high songbun?
(a) Her kindness to citizens with low songbun.
(b) Her entrepreneurial spirit.
(c) Her love for fashion.
(d) Her frequent gambling.

10. What was the last present Hyeonseo received from her father prior to his death?
(a) A doll.
(b) A tea set.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A hula-hoop.

11. What red article of clothing did Hyeonseo wear to school that caused the teacher to call her a capitalist and to slap her face?
(a) Suspenders.
(b) A scarf.
(c) Boots.
(d) A hat.

12. For North Korean citizens, joining the Young Pioneer Corps is compulsory in the years between what two ages?
(a) 9-14.
(b) 10-16.
(c) 8-18.
(d) 6-12.

13. At what age does Hyeonseo first visit South Korea?
(a) 14.
(b) 28.
(c) 32.
(d) 20.

14. In total, how many rooms did Hyeonseo's house near the river in Hyesan have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What organization had Hyeonseo's grandmother joined at the age of 19?

3. 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?

4. To what city does Hyeonseo's family move after leaving Hyesan?

5. In 1992, the North Korean government launched a widely publicized campaign called "Let us eat" (55), how many meals per day?

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