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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Prologue, and Part One: The Greatest Nation on Earth, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A bystander tells Hyeonseo's mother that the near-death experience is a good omen, for someone who survives a disaster at such a young age is sure to what?
(a) Have a long life.
(b) Rise to great prominence.
(c) Marry well.
(d) Be happy all her days.

2. What does hyeon mean in Korean?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Smile.

3. The author states that while schooling in North Korea is technically free, what other condition is true?
(a) Parents are constantly being assigned quotas for donations of goods.
(b) Parents are required to pay the teachers' salaries.
(c) Education stops after the age of 8.
(d) The Great Leader often demands education taxes.

4. 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?
(a) Because she thinks it will lend a romantic air to their reunion.
(b) Because the power in the city is out.
(c) Because her father does not permit her to waste money on electricity at night.
(d) Because the power in the country is out.

5. What percentage of North Korea's population consistently falls within the Hostile category of the songbun caste system?
(a) 30%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 40%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What document does a North Korean citizen need in order to even leave their local county?

2. What form of currency does Hyeonseo say is required for bribes and for the purchase of black market goods?

3. What quality of Hyesan does Hyeonseo say leads to its status as a moneymaking town?

4. The author states that once she entered kindergarten, she never again belonged to her parents, but instead belonged to whom?

5. What does Hyeonseo say is the only "permitted outlet for spiritual fervor" (41) in North Korea?

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