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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 long might it take the haenyeo to prepared their catch for sale?

2. How old was Sun-sil when she died?

3. What did the divers tie over their hair in "Swallowing Water Breath"?

4. In "A Golden Rope," how many sisters had one of the haenyeo lost who went to gather firewood and never returned?

5. What did Mi-Ja have in "On the Sleeping Mat" that used to belong to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The haenyeo dived in the ocean to get food and sea creatures to sell. In what ways did the haenyeo harvest the sea in much the same way that farmers harvested the land? Why was it more dangerous for the haenyeo to work in the sea than it was for farmers to work on land?

Essay Topic 2

The haenyeo practiced Shamanism. What was Shamanism? How does Shamanism affect everyday life for the haenyeo? Why is Shamanism outlawed? Why is it difficult when Shamanism is outlawed?

Essay Topic 3

Mi-ja’s father and her husband worked for the Japanese. What term was used to describe people who worked for the Japanese? Why were they called collaborators? Why did the people of Jeju hate collaborators?

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