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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What trait does Hyeonseo say that she and her brother had in common with their mother?
2. Hyeonseo's first memory consists of almost dying in what way?
3. In 1992, the North Korean government launched a widely publicized campaign called "Let us eat" (55), how many meals per day?
4. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?
5. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the "only permitted outlet for spiritual fervor" (41) in North Korea and what does the author say is the punishment for seeking out different means of spirituality?
2. What is ironic about the North Korean government's use of the term "people's trial" (27)?
3. What beliefs about Chinese people does Hyeonseo say are taught to every North Korean child?
4. How is the theme of language as a tool of manipulation present within the North Korean campaign of 1992?
5. What do the hills surrounding the city of Anju symbolize within the text?
6. What major rite of passage within North Korea's culture does Hyeonseo undergo when she is 14 years old?
7. What does the author claim is ironic about North Korea's beginnings as a communist state?
8. What are the two types of prison in the gulag?
9. Where is Hyeonseo's family's new house in Hyesan located after they move back from Anju?
10. What event causes Hyeonseo to change her behavior of listening to South Korean pop with her friends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of fear within the memoir The Girl with Seven Names. What is the author telling the reader about the nature of fear, about the harm that fear can inflict, and about the methods people can use to combat fear?
Essay Topic 2
Choose a symbolic object from the memoir, such as Hyeonseo's boots, the Big Mac, or the portrait of Kim Jong-il and discuss its overall meaning and connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
How does the theme of compassion arising out of understanding emerge throughout the course of the narrative?
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