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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many body lengths had Young-sook heard in "Swallowing Water Breath" that her mother could dive?

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

3. In Vladivostok in "Leaving-Home Water-Work," what did the landlady always feed the divers?

4. What is the name of the woman who approaches Young-sook looking for her grandmother in "Day 1: 2008"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who helped Young-sook and Mi-ja get the goods they purchased from the ferry to a truck?

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

3. What are women doing on the beach in "Day 1: 2008"?

4. In "Leaving-Home Water-Work," what was the situation with Japan?

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

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

7. How did Sun-sil die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book about the Jeju people imitate events from real life?

Essay Topic 3

Young-sook and Mi-ja married within a few days of one another. What were the circumstances of their engagements and marriages? How were their marriages different?

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