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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 "Years of Secrecy," what was the average height of women in the study of the haenyeo?

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

3. How long had it been since Joon-lee lived at home in "Born a Cow"?

4. When does Young-sook remember in "Day 4: 2008" that she had added a bathroom to her house?

5. In "The Village of Widows," how many houses in Buckchon were burned?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. in "Born a Cow," why did Joon-lee want to go to Yo-chan's house?

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

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

5. Why did Clara never meet her grandmother?

6. In "A Guest for One Hundred Years," what shape was Do-saeng in and what was she doing?

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

8. 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"?

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

10. How did Joon-lee do with a competition in Jeju City for fifth graders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book about the Jeju people imitate events from real life?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts in a story are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Mi-ja and Young-sook met when they were seven years old. What type of friendship did the girls have? Would they have been considered best friends? How was the relationship damaged? Was the relationship ever repaired?

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