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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long would Young-sook and the other divers dive and then take a break when working in Vladivostok?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. Whre does Clara live in 2008?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. How many body lengths had Young-sook heard in "Swallowing Water Breath" that her mother could dive?
(a) 30 or more.
(b) 20 or more.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

5. How many sons did Grandmother Seolmundae have?
(a) 205.
(b) 6.
(c) 500.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swallowing Water Breath," what were the water clothes made from?

2. How many rooms did the big house have that Young-sook lived in when she was a girl?

3. How many children did Yang Do-saeng have?

4. How long had Korea been a Japanese colony by 1938?

5. How old was Young-sook when she was working in Vladivostok in "Leaving-Home Water-Work"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Day 1: 2008," why does a family group approach Young-sook when she is collecting algae on the beach?

2. In Day 2: 2008, what happens when Young-sook dives?

3. What did Young-sook and Jun-bu like to do after their marriage?

4. In "Life Bubbles," what did Young-sook's mother instruct her about learning and being mindful?

5. In "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings," what did Young-sook learn had happened to her family while she was gone?

6. How did Sun-sil die?

7. How was Yu-ri after she regained consciousness?

8. What was Mi-ja's family situation when Young-sook first met her?

9. How does Clara tell Young-sook that she learned Jeju?

10. Why was Mi-ja allowed to come to Hado every other day in September?

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