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

2. On "Day 4: 2008," what do Young-sook, the Kang sisters, and others comes to celebrate the opening of?

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

4. In "Big Eyes," how long had Do-saeng led the collective when she had to retire at 55?

5. In "A Guest for One Hundred Years," what television show were guests at Young-sook's house watching?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

Joon-lee was a very good student. What opportunities did Joon-lee have because she was a good student? What is guilt-by-association? Why was Joon-lee guilty by association? Why did guilt-by-association not ruin Joon-lee’s chances for a good education?

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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