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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 "A Guest for One Hundred Years," about how often did letters come from America?

2. For how long did Do-saeng say that her monthly periods stopped after the bombing of Hiroshima?

3. How does Clara say that her grandmother died?

4. When did Kim Mandeok live?

5. When were the last of the insurgents caught or killed and the shoot-on-sight order for Mount Halla lifted?

Short Essay Questions

1. in "Years of Secrecy," what do women do when most of the men were killed 11 years ago?

2. In "The Vast Unknowable Sea," what happened to Wan-soon when the women went diving on a Sunday?

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

4. When a strike was called, why did Jun-bu go back to teaching before the strike was over in "The Shadow of a Nightmare"?

5. What restrictions and constraints did the haenyeo have in "Born a Cow"?

6. In "Day 4: 2008," how many haenyeo remain on Jeju and what is the situation of the occupation?

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

8. Why did Clara never meet her grandmother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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