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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Years of Secrecy," what book did Joon-lee bring home that she loved reading?
(a) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
(b) The Secret Garden.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Heidi.

2. In "Born a Cow," how far were the grandmother-divers to go for deep-water work?
(a) 2 kilometers.
(b) 2 1/2 kilometers.
(c) 3 kilometers.
(d) 4 kilometers.

3. Who was Joon-lee's favorite character in the book she brought home in "Years of Secrecy"?
(a) The grandmother.
(b) Clara.
(c) Heidi.
(d) Peter.

4. In 2008, how many haenyeo remain on Jeju?
(a) 3,200.
(b) 4,300.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 2,900.

5. In "A Guest for One Hundred Years," about how often did letters come from America?
(a) Every 3 weeks.
(b) Every other month.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every 6 weeks.

6. In "The Village of Widows," how many houses in Buckchon were burned?
(a) All.
(b) Half.
(c) A third.
(d) A quarter.

7. When Dr. Park and his team left Hado in "Years of Secrecy," when did they plan to return?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

8. In Tosan in "The Ring of Fire, how many men between the ages of 18 and 40 were killed?
(a) 227.
(b) 150.
(c) 205.
(d) 190.

9. For how long had Young-sook been a widow in "A Guest for One Hundred Years"?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 29 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 23 years.

10. How old was Joon-lee in the fall of 1961?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

11. How many votes were counted from Jeju during the election in "The Ring of Fire"?
(a) 9,436.
(b) None.
(c) 12,100.
(d) 1,000.

12. Who spoke when Shaman Kim held a ceremony for Wan-soon in "The Vast Unknowable Sea"?
(a) Yu-ri, Jun-bu, and Sung-soo.
(b) Gu-sun.
(c) Sun-sil.
(d) Gu-ja.

13. How old was Young-sook when she was selling her harvest in "A Guest for One Hundred Years"?
(a) 54.
(b) 49.
(c) 51.
(d) 43.

14. In "Years of Secrecy," what was the average height of women in the study of the haenyeo?
(a) 57 inches tall.
(b) 56 inches tall.
(c) 53 inches tall.
(d) 51 inches tall.

15. For how long did Do-saeng say that her monthly periods stopped after the bombing of Hiroshima?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 12 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Guest for One Hundred Years," what type of company did Kyung-soo work for?

2. In "Born a Cow," where was Joon-lee attending university?

3. In 1995, how many names of victims from Bukchon was published by the island's provincial council?

4. How many days of torture and killing were in Bukchon in "The Village of Widows"?

5. In "The Ring of Fire," how long did the baby girl that Mi-ja had live?

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