Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Until what year did the Japanese occupation of Korea last?

A) 1944

B) 1945

C) 1946

D) 1947

2. In the Prologue, Sungju plays with toy soldiers with his father and his mother while out on a picnic in Pyongyang, North Korea. Why is this moment significant?

A) Because it is when Sungju realizes that his love for his parents is unconditional, just like his loyalty to his homeland of North Korea

B) Because the three of them re-enact a decisive battle between Kim Sung-Il and the Japanese army and, much later, Sungju will use the same military strategy to flee North Korea

C) Because a North Korean general comes upon the group and tells them that he knows that Sungju will be a great man one day

D) Because Sungju observes the smallness of the toy soldiers, and he considers how tragic it is that his life is ruled by a militaristic government

3. What event makes Young-bum tell Sungju,“Today, your real-life education begins”? (Chapter 6)

A) Sungju and his family must drink filthy water in order to survive.

B) Sungju has to sell his mother’s favorite satchel in order to afford bread.

C) Sungju breaks his ankle at school, but he cannot see a doctor to have it fixed.