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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Hyeonseo remarks that the family's home by the river in Hyesan was perfect for what?
(a) Her mother's illicit enterprises.
(b) Learning to sail.
(c) Learning to ice skate.
(d) Her own gardening hobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age are North Koreans forced to join the Socialist Youth League?

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

3. During what activity does the author say is the only time she and her classmates called each other "comrade" (33)?

4. Who are the bowibu?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of appearance versus reality demonstrated within the description of Hyeonseo's mother's behavior once her husband has been detained for ten days?

2. What is ironic about the North Korean government's use of the term "people's trial" (27)?

3. What reason does the author provide for her claim that her family's new home in Hyesan was perfect for her "mother's illicit enterprises" (57)?

4. What beliefs about Chinese people does Hyeonseo say are taught to every North Korean child?

5. What does Hyeonseo mean when she tells the reader, "We were now living in a sensitive area, politically," in relation to the family's home in Hyesan (59)?

6. What major rite of passage within North Korea's culture does Hyeonseo undergo when she is 14 years old?

7. What does the family's color television symbolize within the narrative?

8. What does the author claim is ironic about North Korea's beginnings as a communist state?

9. What beliefs about American people does Hyeonseo say are taught to every North Korean child?

10. How is Hyeonseo's mother's devotion to Hyeonseo's father demonstrated in the scene when Hyeonseo's father does not return on time from his business trip to China?

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