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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. In Chapter 11, when did Yeonmi and her mother go to the house of the girl who left with Eunmi?

2. When was Park Jin Sik sentenced to 10 years hard labor at a felony-level prison camp?

3. What would Keum Sook buy once a month for her family?

4. When did Yeonmi's parents get a divorce?

5. What did Park Jin Sik sell on the black market when he became a black market operator?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when Keum Sook moved back to Kowon, where did Yeonmi live?

2. Where was Park Jin Sik most of the time between 1998 and 2002, and what was he doing?

3. Who was Chun Guen?

4. How did the police catch and arrest Park Jin Sik in Chapter 7?

5. How did Yeonmi follow her parents' footsteps in Chapter 8?

6. What did the boys who led Yeonmi and Keum Sook tell them to say when they crossed the river in Chapter 11?

7. What was it like to travel from Hyesan to Pyongyang?

8. What brief history did Yeonmi share about Korea in Chapter 2?

9. When and why was Yeonmi able to visit Pyongyang?

10. Where did Yeonmi and her family live when she was very young, and what was the house like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Hongwei tried to buy Yeonmi’s affections, she had an epiphany about happiness. What did Yeonmi realize about happiness?

Essay Topic 2

There was an economic turndown when Yeonmi was growing up. How and why was the North Korean economy more prosperous during the years when Yeonmi’s parents were growing up than when she grew up?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of this book, and why?

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