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

2. In "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings," what did Lee Han-bong remember that Mi-ja always wore in her hair when she was a child?
(a) Red bow.
(b) Red barrettes.
(c) White bow.
(d) Rhinestone barrettes.

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

4. When Young-sook returned to diving in "A Golden Rope," how far down were her first dives?
(a) 5 meters.
(b) 10 meters.
(c) 12 meters.
(d) 8 meters.

5. How old was Sun-sil when she died?
(a) 36.
(b) 40.
(c) 38.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swallowing Water Breath," what animals lived below the latrine?

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

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

4. In "Day 1: 2008," how old are women who are on the beach picking algae?

5. What grains were known to grow on Jeju?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Yu-ri do after Young-sook's mother sounded the call that the day was done after her first dive in 1938?

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

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

6. After Sun-sil's death, why could Young-sook's brothers not go to school?

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

8. What was Young-sook's wedding like?

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

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

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