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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. What did President Park decide that the people of Jeju needed to grow?

2. How old would Min-lee be in June in "Life-Giving Air"?

3. In 2008, how many haenyeo remain on Jeju?

4. When did the South Korean Labor Party plan a nationwide demonstration to take place in "The Shadow of a Nightmare"?

5. After six weeks of insurrection in "The Ring of Fire," how many people had been arrested?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when there was an election in "The Ring of Fire"?

3. What was the New Village Movement?

4. Why did Mi-ja say that Teacher Oh came to her after Joon-lee won the school competition in "A Guest for One Hundred Years"?

5. What did Young-sook learn about Mi-ja and Sang-mun's first meeting in 2008, and why they married?

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

7. How did Young-sook return to Hado in "Life-Giving Air"?

8. Why did Gu-sun say that it was "better to be born a cow than a woman" in "Born a Cow"?

9. Why did a man named Dr. Park and other men come of Hado in "Years of Secrecy"?

10. In "Born a Cow," what complaints did Joon-lee have when she came home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Euphemisms are words or statements that are used instead of profanity or an offensive term. What are some examples of euphemisms used in the book? Did Young-sook grow up in a conservative society where things like sex and other topics were not discussed openly? How did their culture affect their use of certain terms? Why did they use euphemisms for terms like to “share love”?

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