Escaping North Korea | Yeonmi Park

Why was her dad selling those items?

• To buy a car.

• To feed his family.

• To buy a nicer house.

How old was Yeonmi when she decided to escape with her sister?

• 13

• 16

• 19

Why were they hoping to get when they escaped?

• New clothes

• A car

• Food

Based on the little information she has given you and her tone of voice, pick a word that you think WOULD describe life in North Korea.

• Easy

• Terrible

• Happy

Who do you think the "Dear Leader" is she is referring to when talking about "Love for the Dear Leader?"

• Her mother whom she lives with

• The head of the country's government 

When Yeonmi escaped to South Korea, she saw a picture of the Dear Leader for the first time. She makes a realization about him. What did she learn?

• He wasn't starving

• He was skinny and starving like he said

• That he was a God.

Use the context of her speech to pick a definition of "OPPRESSION."

• mean or unjust treatment for a long time.

• the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.

North Korea restricts technology, and uses extreme censorship of news, and limited contact with the outside world to isolate the people living there. This isolation keeps them from seeing other forms of government. 

True or False:  The North Korean government isolates its people on purpose.

• True

• False

Make an inference about the speaker's feelings about becoming a United States Citizen.

• Because of her experience as a child, she does not understand the difference between her life in North Korea and her life in the United States.

• Because of her experience as a child, she appreciates every moment in the United States.

Above is satellite imagery of North Korea at night...

Ms. Park's phrasing about North Korea being the darkest place is...

• True

• False