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

2. What aspect of the songbun system is kept secret from those residing within its levels?
(a) Marriage arrangements.
(b) Precise ranking.
(c) The names of those within the Hostile class.
(d) Job assignments.

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

4. What border was Hyeonseo's father crossing when he was arrested?
(a) He was crossing from China into South Korea.
(b) He was crossing from China into North Korea.
(c) He was crossing from South Korea into North Korea.
(d) He was crossing from North Korea into China.

5. About what malady is Hyeonseo speaking when she says that her father displayed signs of "an illness that is not acknowledged in North Korea" (67)?
(a) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
(b) Depression.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does seo mean in Korean?

2. Hyeonseo says that she will never be truly free of her country's what, no matter how far she travels?

3. What red article of clothing did Hyeonseo wear to school that caused the teacher to call her a capitalist and to slap her face?

4. 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)?

5. When the Socialist Youth League performed work in the summer, they dug tunnels around Hyeonseo's school. What type of work did they engage in during the other three seasons that year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is shown about Hyeonseo's maternal grandmother's character within the description of her reaction to Hyeonseo's mother's divorce and child borne of the marriage?

2. 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)?

3. What do the hills surrounding the city of Anju symbolize within the text?

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

5. 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)?

6. 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?

7. What event causes Hyeonseo to change her behavior of listening to South Korean pop with her friends?

8. What does the author say is the reason that "kindness toward strangers is rare in North Korea" (38)?

9. When Hyeonseo's grandmother tells her the truth about her biological father and stepfather, what is Hyeonseo's response and what does she say that she should have done instead?

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

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