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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 studies that Yeonmi read, what percentage of recent North Korean defectors had emotional or mental distress?

2. Where did Yeonmi and Keum Sook travel by bus in Chapter 18?

3. In Chapter 12, where do Keum Sook and Yeonmi go when they get to China?

4. In Chapter 19 in the secure compound in the countryside, what did the defectors sleep on?

5. How long were Yeonmi and her mother in Mongolia before a soldier ran up to them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Yeonmi tried to get an ID in Chapter 16?

2. To whom was Keum Sook sold in Chapter 12, and what was her life like?

3. In Chapter 12, what did the broker tell Keum Sook when she asked about Eunmi?

4. In Chapter 21, why did Yeonmi spend a month when she refused to leave her apartment?

5. Where did Yeonmi and her mother get an apartment and how did they furnish it?

6. What was it like for Yeonmi to work in the adult chatrooms?

7. Why was Keum Sook taken to the hospital in Chapter 21?

8. In Chapter 16, why was Keum Sook sold again?

9. How do Yeonmi and her mother get to Mongolia?

10. What did Yeonmi do with her father's remains when he died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Park Jin Sik started a smuggling business. Why did Yeonmi believe her father would have been a businessman in any place other than North Korea? How did his entrepreneurial endeavors make him an outlaw in North Korea?

Essay Topic 2

Yeonmi suffered from extreme anxiety and PTSD after coming to South Korea. Why did Yeonmi suffer from anxiety and PTSD after coming to South Korea?

Essay Topic 3

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

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