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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 much did Young-sook and her husband have to eat after the haenyeo were told they could no longer dive in "The Ring of Fire"?

2. In "Life-Giving Air," how many men were selected to be killed after two soldiers were killed?

3. How many children did Min-lee and her husband have in "A Guest for One Hundred Years," including the baby to be born?

4. In "Day 4 (continued): 2008," how does Young-sook get home?

5. When was speaking about the massacre at Bukchon finally decriminalized?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on September 21, 1954, and what did the survivors learn about the destruction during the 4.3 Incident?

2. In "The Ring of Fire," what was still happening a year after the demonstration?

3. Where do Young-sook and other haenyeo go in "Day 4:2008" and how does Young-sook feel?

4. What was the New Village Movement?

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

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

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

8. What was Sang-mun's position after the Americans arrived?

9. In "The Ring of Fire," what did Mi-ja say about hardship and fighting back?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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