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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. In "Years of Secrecy," what was the average height of women in the study of the haenyeo?
(a) 53 inches tall.
(b) 57 inches tall.
(c) 51 inches tall.
(d) 56 inches tall.

2. When Young-sook came back to Jeju in "A Golden Rope," how many Japanese soldiers were rumored to be living underground?
(a) Over 75,000.
(b) 85,000.
(c) About 100,000.
(d) 90,000.

3. What occupation did Jun-bu wish to pursue?
(a) Translator.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Hotel manager.
(d) Factory manager.

4. How long might it take the haenyeo to prepared their catch for sale?
(a) 2 1/2 hours.
(b) Anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 or 3 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) About 4 hours.

5. What did some sailors buy Mi-ja and Young-sook in "Leaving-Home Water-Work"?
(a) Ice cream cones.
(b) Popsicles.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sun-sil when she died?

2. In "Leaving-Home Water-Work," what nationality was the ship that bought fish from the old man who piloted the ship that took the divers out to work?

3. How many days after Young-sook was married did she begin diving with the collective again?

4. In Vladivostok in "Leaving-Home Water-Work," what did the landlady always feed the divers?

5. When did the north invade the south in "Big Eyes"?

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