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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 2008, how long is it said that the haenyeo will be extinct?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 40 years.

2. When did the diving season end in "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings"?
(a) Late August.
(b) Early August.
(c) Early July.
(d) Late July.

3. In 1961, how many volunteers did Dr. Park want for a study of the haenyeo?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 24.

4. When were the last of the insurgents caught or killed and the shoot-on-sight order for Mount Halla lifted?
(a) September 21, 1954.
(b) October 11, 1954.
(c) December 9, 1954.
(d) November 18, 1954.

5. In "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings," how long had Young-sook and Mi-ja been away from home?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the fortunetellers tossed grains of uncooked rice kernels, how many kernels meant a person would have good luck?

2. In "A Golden Rope," how many sisters had one of the haenyeo lost who went to gather firewood and never returned?

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

4. What did Mi-Ja have in "On the Sleeping Mat" that used to belong to her mother?

5. How many calories a day did Dr. Park and his team discover that the haenyeo needed to eat?

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