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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Sleeping Mat to Day 3: 2008 - Pages 121-181.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far could the baby-divers go down the first time that Young-sook joined the huenyeo?
(a) 3 1/2 body lenghts.
(b) About 2 body lengths.
(c) 2 1/2 body lengths.
(d) Around 3 body lengths.

2. When would a woman on Jeju first see her husband's face?
(a) 2 months before they married.
(b) Engagement day.
(c) Wedding day.
(d) 3 months before they married.

3. What job is Young-sook given on "Day 3: 2008"?
(a) Diving.
(b) Collecting seaweed.
(c) Gathering litter on the shore.
(d) Sorting algae.

4. In "Leaving-Home Water-Work," who did Mi-ja and Young-sook dive with?
(a) Other girls their age from Jeju.
(b) Kang sisters.
(c) Do-saeng.
(d) Young mothers from Jeju.

5. During the ceremony to help Yu-ri regain consciousness in 1938, what color ribbons were on the shaman's ritual knives?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swallowing Water Breath," what were the water clothes made from?

2. How many years has it been in 2008 since Haenyeo began wearing rubber clothes?

3. How old was Young-sook when the haneyeo of Hado helped plan an island-wide anti-Japanese demonstration?

4. What did Mi-Ja have in "On the Sleeping Mat" that used to belong to her mother?

5. When could conch not be picked from the ocean floor when Young-sook was a baby diver?

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