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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 what month in the Western calendar did women on Jeju make gal-ot, a special type of cloth?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) September.

2. In "A Golden Rope," how old was Young-sook's daughter when her water-work contract ended?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 7 weeks.

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

4. What grains were known to grow on Jeju?
(a) Rice and spelt.
(b) Rice and maize.
(c) Rice, barley, soybean, millet, and foxtail millet.
(d) Sorghum, finger millet, oats, wheat, and triticale.

5. How old would Min-lee be in June in "Life-Giving Air"?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1938, how old was Do-saeng's daughter?

2. In "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings," how old was Young-sook's younger sister?

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

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

5. What did Kim Mandeok spend to buy rice for the people when there was a famine?

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