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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Big Eyes to The Vast Unknowable Sea - Pages 249-307.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the study in "Years of Secrecy," how long was Young-sook able to stay in the water?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. In "A Golden Rope," how many sisters had one of the haenyeo lost who went to gather firewood and never returned?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. How many calories a day did Dr. Park and his team discover that the haenyeo needed to eat?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 3,000.

4. In "Big Eyes," how long had Do-saeng led the collective when she had to retire at 55?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 13 years.

5. In "Big Eyes," how many refugees did Jeju receive from the mainland?
(a) 105,000.
(b) About 120,000.
(c) More than 100,000.
(d) 95,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some sailors buy Mi-ja and Young-sook in "Leaving-Home Water-Work"?

2. How old was Young-sook when she was working in Vladivostok in "Leaving-Home Water-Work"?

3. How old was Young-sook when her mother first give her a pair of old goggles?

4. In "Life Bubbles," where did Mother cut herself trying to cut herself free from an abalone?

5. How old was Young-sook when her youngest brother died?

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