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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. In November 1938, how many periods did the women dive during the lunar month?

2. What color clothing did Young-sook have for her wedding?

3. During Young-sook's first day in Vladivostok in "A Golden Rope," what did she catch?

4. 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?

5. In "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings," what did Young-sook buy for a future husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were Young-sook's home like in 1938?

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

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

6. Why was Mi-ja allowed to go to Vladivostok with the other haenyeo in "A Golden Rope"?

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

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

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

10. In "How Do We Fall in Love," what happened when Japanese soldiers came while Mother, Mi-ja, and Young-sook were working in the field?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yu-ri was handicapped and Young-sook’s mother died. Where was Young-sook when Yu-ri and then her mother were injured? What does Young-sook feel guilt about the accident and her mother’s death?

Essay Topic 2

The Japanese and others mistreated the Jeju people. How did the Japanese and other governments and overseers mistreat the Jeju people? In what way were the actions of the Japanese, other governments, and various overseers inhumane?

Essay Topic 3

Joon-lee was a very good student. What opportunities did Joon-lee have because she was a good student? What is guilt-by-association? Why was Joon-lee guilty by association? Why did guilt-by-association not ruin Joon-lee’s chances for a good education?

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