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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. In "Born a Cow," how many men in Hado lived alone?
(a) 6.
(b) None.
(c) 11.
(d) 3 or 4.

2. In "The Village of Widows," how far along was Young-sook in her pregnancy by July?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 7 months.

3. In "Life-Giving Air," how many men were selected to be killed after two soldiers were killed?
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

4. In "Life-Giving Air," how long had it been since Young-sook had seen Mi-ja?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

5. In "Born a Cow," how old was Do-saeng?
(a) 69.
(b) 74.
(c) 71.
(d) 64.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days after a woman would move to a new village could she apply for a diving license in "Born a Cow"?

3. In "A Guest for One Hundred Years," when there were people at Young-sook's house watching TV, when was Min-lee due to have her baby?

4. When was speaking about the massacre at Bukchon finally decriminalized?

5. How many children did Min-lee and her husband have in "A Guest for One Hundred Years," including the baby to be born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in "Life-Giving Air" after two policemen were killed?

2. What happened when Jeju was put under martial law on November 17, 1948?

3. What did Young-sook learn about Mi-ja and Sang-mun's first meeting in 2008, and why they married?

4. in "Born a Cow," why did Joon-lee want to go to Yo-chan's house?

5. Who did Do-saeng want to become chief of the collective when she retired, and who became chief?

6. Why did Young-sook turn in the radio she bought as a wedding gift for her husband?

7. How did Young-sook return to Hado in "Life-Giving Air"?

8. Why did Clara never meet her grandmother?

9. Why did Gu-sun say that it was "better to be born a cow than a woman" in "Born a Cow"?

10. Where do Young-sook and other haenyeo go in "Day 4:2008" and how does Young-sook feel?

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