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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. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?
2. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?
3. How old is Hyeonseo when the family's home catches on fire?
4. What aspect of Hyeonseo's mother's character does Hyeonseo say is unusual for a woman of high songbun?
5. Even though it meant shopping for food every day, for what reason did Hyeonseo's mother eschew the latest trend of buying a refrigerator from China?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the author claim is ironic about North Korea's beginnings as a communist state?
3. What beliefs about American people does Hyeonseo say are taught to every North Korean child?
4. How are the themes of money and freedom linked within the scene in which Hyeonseo's mother is caught on the street wearing trousers?
5. What quality of her mother's personality does Hyeonseo state is an unusual trait for a woman of high songbun?
6. What does the author say is the reason that "kindness toward strangers is rare in North Korea" (38)?
7. 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?
8. How does Hyeonseo interpret the fortune-teller's announcement that Hyeonseo will have "a future connected with music" and will "eat foreign rice" (43)?
9. What major world event does Hyeonseo say she and other North Koreans were completely ignorant of in the 1990s?
10. What do the hills surrounding the city of Anju symbolize within the text?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the structure the author uses to construct the memoir and discuss what her purpose is for breaking the narrative into three parts as she does. What advantages does this choice give her and how does it align with the messages she is trying to get across to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Despite the dire situations discussed within the narrative of The Girl with Seven Names, the theme of hope emerges again and again. Find instances of this theme's appearance throughout the memoir and explain how each instance is used by the author in order to demonstrate the value of hope when navigating through struggle.
Essay Topic 3
Look for instances within the memoir that discuss stereotypes people from one location have in their minds about residents of another location. What passages and incidents are used by the author in order to portray these views and what is the author's message regarding stereotyping a person based on where he or she lives?
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