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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 10-12 and Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insects did Hyeonseo's teacher point out to the class during their field trip in order to say that even they were "sad at the Great Leader's death" (72)?
(a) Bees.
(b) Dragonflies.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Crickets.

2. What was the sentence given to the family deported for the father's mistake of rolling a cigarette using a piece of newspaper and failing to notice a picture of the Great Leader on the other side of the scrap?
(a) The adults are executed and the children are sent to the gulag.
(b) The family is sent to a Chinese prison.
(c) The family's home is searched daily for a span of five years.
(d) They are sent to a potato digging work farm.

3. The author states that once she entered kindergarten, she never again belonged to her parents, but instead belonged to whom?
(a) Kim Il-sung.
(b) The state.
(c) Her future husband.
(d) Kim Jong-il.

4. When Hyeonseo and her family move back to Hyesan, they find that the city has changed in what way?
(a) Half of the population has been relocated.
(b) It has become dilapidated.
(c) Business is booming more than ever.
(d) It is choked with industrial waste.

5. At what age are North Koreans forced to join the Socialist Youth League?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1992, the North Korean government launched a widely publicized campaign called "Let us eat" (55), how many meals per day?

2. What aspect of the songbun system is kept secret from those residing within its levels?

3. Why does Hyeonseo's mother carry a candle to the door when meeting Hyeonseo's future father and her future husband for the second time?

4. With whom did Hyeonseo and Min-ho stay while their mother tended to their father in the Hyesan hospital?

5. In what sport did Hyeonseo excel enough to represent her school in a tournament while living in Hyesan?

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