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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Sun-sil when she died?
(a) 37.
(b) 40.
(c) 38.
(d) 36.

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

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

4. What percent of Young-sook's earnings did Granny Cho agree to receive in return for her babysitting Yu-ri and Min-lee in "A Golden Rope"?
(a) 3%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 5%.

5. What type of business did Sang-mun's father manage in "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings"?
(a) Machine tool factory.
(b) Cannery.
(c) Sheetmetal factory.
(d) Tool and die manufacturing.

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

7. In "A Golden Rope," how many of the haenyeo in Vladivostok were pregnant?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

8. In "Leaving-Home Water-Work," how long had Young-sook and Mi-ja been working as haenyeo outside of Jeju?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

9. In 1938, how old was Do-saeng's daughter?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

10. 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) 5.
(d) 3.

11. In November of 1938, how old was Fourth Brother?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 8 months.

12. In Vladivostok in "Leaving-Home Water-Work," what did the landlady always feed the divers?
(a) Porridge with dried fish.
(b) Bread and dried fish.
(c) Vegetable soup with ham bones.
(d) Bread and cheese.

13. In "Day 1: 2008," what does Young-sook sit on?
(a) Camp chair.
(b) Rock.
(c) Stool.
(d) Cushion.

14. What did Young-sook buy for her grandmother in "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings"?
(a) Quilt.
(b) Socks.
(c) Scarf.
(d) Shoes.

15. In "A Golden Rope," where was Jun-bu hired to teach at an elementary school?
(a) Hwabuk.
(b) Aeweol.
(c) Bukchon.
(d) Gujwa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many military bases did the Japanese have on Jeju in "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings"?

2. What flowers bloom on Halla in the spring?

3. How many men carried the casket when Sun-sil died?

4. When could conch not be picked from the ocean floor when Young-sook was a baby diver?

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

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