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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Yang Do-saeng have?
(a) 1 son and 1 daughter.
(b) 1 son and 2 daughters.
(c) 2 sons and 1 daughter.
(d) 3 sons and 2 daughters.

2. When did Mi-ja have her baby in "A Golden Rope"?
(a) Late June.
(b) Mid-June.
(c) Early July.
(d) Late May.

3. What flowers bloom on Halla in the spring?
(a) Azaleas.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Camellias.
(d) Marigolds.

4. During Young-sook's first day in Vladivostok in "A Golden Rope," what did she catch?
(a) Abalone.
(b) Sea turtle.
(c) Conch.
(d) Octopuses.

5. How many military bases did the Japanese have on Jeju in "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings"?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

8. What did the divers tie over their hair in "Swallowing Water Breath"?
(a) Red bonnets.
(b) White bonnets.
(c) White kerchiefs.
(d) Red kerchiefs.

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

10. When Young-sook first met Mi-ja, how long had her father been dead?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 months.

11. How long had Korea been a Japanese colony by 1938?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 28 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 42 years.

12. How old was Young-sook when the haneyeo of Hado helped plan an island-wide anti-Japanese demonstration?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

13. How did Grandmother say that Young-sook's future husband would arrive in "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings"?
(a) Car.
(b) Foot.
(c) Truck.
(d) Ferry.

14. How old was Young-sook when she was working in Vladivostok in "Leaving-Home Water-Work"?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 23.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long might it take the haenyeo to prepared their catch for sale?

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

3. What was the first country where Young-sook served as a haenyeo outside of Jeju?

4. How old was Young-sook when her youngest brother died?

5. What is Young-sook doing at the beginning of "Day 1: 2008"?

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