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

2. In "Swallowing Water Breath," what animals lived below the latrine?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Cows.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Sheep.

3. In "Day 3: 2008," how old is Clara?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Golden Rope," how old was Young-sook's daughter when her water-work contract ended?

2. How many sons did Grandmother Seolmundae have?

3. In "Leaving-Home Water-Work," how long had Young-sook and Mi-ja been working as haenyeo outside of Jeju?

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"?

5. When Young-sook first met Mi-ja, how long had her father been dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Young-sook able to go back to diving in "The Tail of a Skirt"?

2. How did Young-sook have her first child, and when did she go back to work?

3. What were the circumstances of the birth of Mi-ja's first child?

4. What was Mi-ja's wedding like?

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

6. Why was San-mun leaving in "On the Sleeping Mat"?

7. How did Young-sook meet Mi-ja?

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

9. How did Mi-ja feel about the marriage arranged for her and Lee Sang-mun?

10. What gear did Young-sook have for her first dive in 1938?

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