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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 years has it been in 2008 since Haenyeo began wearing rubber clothes?

2. In "On the Sleeping Mat," how much more college did Jun-bu have?

3. In "A Golden Rope," where was Jun-bu hired to teach at an elementary school?

4. What color did the Kim family wear for mourning when Sun-sil died?

5. In "Day 3: 2008," how old is Clara?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Mi-ja and Young-sook work away from the island in "Leaving-Home Water-Work"?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Do-saeng's husband do for a living, and why did he not live on Jeju?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Young-sook did not wish to forgive Mi-ja. What did Mi-ja do that caused Young-sook to have bitterness? Did Young-sook ever forgive Mi-ja? Why did Young-sook struggle to forgive?

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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