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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. To what city does Hyeonseo's family move after leaving Hyesan?
(a) Wonsan.
(b) Anju.
(c) Pyongyang.
(d) Hamhung.

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

3. On what condition had Hyeonseo's grandparents agreed to allow their son to marry Hyeonseo's mother?
(a) A dowry must be paid.
(b) Hyeonseo's mother must be sterilized.
(c) The family home must be in their son's name alone.
(d) Hyeonseo's first name must be changed.

4. Whose daughter told Hyeonseo that illegal South Korean pop cassettes could be bought discreetly from certain dealers?
(a) Uncle Opium.
(b) Anju's magistrate.
(c) Aunt Pretty.
(d) Hyesan's chief of police.

5. What is NOT a quality named by Hyeonseo in her list of beliefs North Koreans held about The Great Leader before his death?
(a) The Great Leader does not urinate.
(b) The Great Leader is immortal.
(c) The Great Leader is omniscient.
(d) The Great Leader does not sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hyeonseo heard the news that some local young women had been caught listening to South Korean pop music, what was their allocated punishment?

2. What was the last present Hyeonseo received from her father prior to his death?

3. At what age are North Koreans forced to join the Socialist Youth League?

4. What was NOT a characteristic of the special class Hyeonseo began taking when she was 15?

5. When Hyeonseo's father rushes back into the burning house, what items does he emerge from the house carrying?

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