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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What die Yeonmi taste for the first time when she lived with her aunt Min Hee?
(a) Pears.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Plums.

2. What did Chun Guen's father teach at the university?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Computer science.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Economics.

3. In a note, where did Eunmi tell Yeonmi to go to find a lady who would take Yeonmi to China in Chapter 11?
(a) By the bus station.
(b) Near the train station.
(c) A shack by the river.
(d) Behind the market.

4. In Chapter 11, when did Yeonmi and her mother go to the house of the girl who left with Eunmi?
(a) April 1.
(b) April 2.
(c) March 31.
(d) March 30.

5. In Chapter 10, where did a man work where he ate chicken wings but did not see his family for three years?
(a) Libya.
(b) Santo Domingo.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Haiti.

6. In Chapter 5, in Hyesan when Yeonmi was little, for what was a young man executed for eating?
(a) A pig.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cow.
(d) A lamb.

7. During what month of her pregnancy did Keum Sook give birth to Yeonmi?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 8 1/2 months.
(c) 7 1/2 months.
(d) 7 months.

8. What was the only meat Yeonmi and her family had sometimes in Chapter 8?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Rat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Mouse.

9. How old was Yeonmi when she visited Pyongyang?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

10. In Chapter 11, when did Yeonmi's father come to the hospital with the news that Eunmi was missing?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

11. How many stories tall was the Ryugyong Hotel supposed to be?
(a) 105.
(b) 100.
(c) 90.
(d) 80.

12. How often do North Korean have to attend immiban meetings?
(a) Every two weeks.
(b) At least once a month.
(c) Every other week.
(d) At least once a week.

13. When did Park Jin Sik meet Keum Sook?
(a) Winter 1989.
(b) Summer 1989.
(c) Fall 1989.
(d) Spring 1989.

14. In Chapter 10, because of family connections, how long was Chun Guen supposed to serve in the military?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

15. What would Keum Sook buy once a month for her family?
(a) Injobap.
(b) Kimchi.
(c) Bread.
(d) Noodles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How books was Kim Il Sung said to have written during his three years at university?

2. For how long were most North Korean men from the middle and upper classes conscripted for military service?

3. In Chapter 8, where did Aunt Min Hee take Yeonmi to live with her?

4. In Chapter 8, how old was Yeonmi when her mother enrolled her in school in Kowon?

5. In Chapter 9, how old was Chun Guen, Yeonmi's first love?

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