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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 1961, how many volunteers did Dr. Park want for a study of the haenyeo?

2. In "Born a Cow," how old were Min-lee's twins?

3. When did Hyun Ki-young publish a book about what happened in Buchon?

4. In "Life-Giving Air," how long had it been since Young-sook had seen Mi-ja?

5. What subject was Joon-lee reading in "Born a Cow" that she said her mother would not be interested in having her read to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Clara never meet her grandmother?

3. How did the American merely replace the Japanese in "The Shadow of a Nightmare"?

4. In "The Shadow of a Nightmare," what set of three disasters occurred?

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

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

7. When did Mi-ja move to Los Angeles and what did she do there?

8. What did Do-saeng give Young-sook at the end of "Big Eyes," and why?

9. 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"?

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

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 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 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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