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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. When did the "floating wall" defenders save Pyongyang from invaders?

2. In the Prelude, what river are the engineers deepening?

3. How many pints of blood does it take to kill someone who isn't getting well in Chapter 1?

4. In Part I, Chapter 3, when Jun Do is able to go to the toilet by himself, how many days has it been since he was interrogated?

5. How does the Orphan Master punish Jun Do sometimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What book does the Senator's wife try to give Jun Do, and why doesn't he take it?

2. How were Jun Do and Mongnan able to get outside the prison in Part II, Chapter 4?

3. How does Jun Do get a suit to wear to America?

4. What happens to the professor from Kaesong after the interrogation is finished?

5. What are some of the things the crew of the Junma catch?

6. What does Jun Do suggest the Americans do with the "tiger" meat?

7. What are some of the things Jun Do listens to after filling out his daily requisition of military soundings?

8. Where is the language school where students are taught to speak English, and who are the students there?

9. What is an interrogation team doing in Part II, Chapter 1, when Commander Ga is brought to Division 42?

10. How does the crew of the fishing boat treat Jun Do as he performs his duties listening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the reasons why Commander Ga and other officials wanted the white rock from Prison 33? What power did this represent?

Essay Topic 2

What does the depiction of the narrator reveal about the role of propaganda and coercion in North Korea?

Essay Topic 3

If Sun Moon's new script is an allegory, what does it reveal about her life and if she will be able to change the end of her story?

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