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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Born a Cow," how many haenyeo were left?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 11,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 7,500.

2. In "Born a Cow," how old were Min-lee's twins?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. During the study in "Years of Secrecy," how long was Young-sook able to stay in the water?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

4. When did a typhoon come in "The Village of Widows"?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) September.

5. In "Years of Secrecy," during what day of the study did Mi-ja and her son come to observe?
(a) 5th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

6. What does Young-sook learn that Sang-mun did to Mi-ja the day they came home from water-work?
(a) Raped her.
(b) Twisted her arm.
(c) Kissed her.
(d) Threatened her.

7. When was speaking about the massacre at Bukchon finally decriminalized?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1997.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2000.

8. Where was Sang-mun in "The Village of Widows"?
(a) Hamdeok.
(b) Japan.
(c) Mainland.
(d) Jeju City.

9. When Joon-lee tried to help with the sweet potato harvest, how long was she able to help in "Born a Cow"?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) About 30 minutes.

10. How many children did Min-lee and her husband have in "A Guest for One Hundred Years," including the baby to be born?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. In 1961, how many volunteers did Dr. Park want for a study of the haenyeo?
(a) 30.
(b) 24.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

12. How much did Young-sook and her husband have to eat after the haenyeo were told they could no longer dive in "The Ring of Fire"?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Algae.
(c) A single sweet potato.
(d) Pig slop.

13. How many days of torture and killing were in Bukchon in "The Village of Widows"?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

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

15. When the fortunetellers tossed grains of uncooked rice kernels, how many kernels meant a person would have good luck?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Born a Cow," how many men in Hado lived alone?

2. In "The Village of Widows," when did insurgents burn the elementary school in Hado?

3. How old was Young-sook when she was selling her harvest in "A Guest for One Hundred Years"?

4. In "The Ring of Fire," when was Jeju put under martial law?

5. What treat did Young-sook give her grandchildren whenever she saw them in "A Guest for One Hundred Years"?

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