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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Sleeping Mat to Day 3: 2008 - Pages 121-181.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far could the baby-divers go down the first time that Young-sook joined the huenyeo?
(a) Around 3 body lengths.
(b) 2 1/2 body lengths.
(c) 3 1/2 body lenghts.
(d) About 2 body lengths.

2. How many years has it been in 2008 since Haenyeo began wearing rubber clothes?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

3. In "On the Sleeping Mat," how much more college did Jun-bu have?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 6 months.

4. How many body lengths had Young-sook heard in "Swallowing Water Breath" that her mother could dive?
(a) 25.
(b) 30 or more.
(c) 15.
(d) 20 or more.

5. In "Day 1: 2008," who picks up Young-sook and gathers her bags?
(a) Grandson.
(b) Granddaughter.
(c) Newphew.
(d) Great-grandson.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the ceremony to help Yu-ri regain consciousness in 1938, what color ribbons were on the shaman's ritual knives?

2. What did the divers tie over their hair in "Swallowing Water Breath"?

3. What did Mi-ja's aunt and uncle give her new in-laws?

4. In 2008, how long is it said that the haenyeo will be extinct?

5. When Young-sook returned to diving in "A Golden Rope," how far down were her first dives?

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