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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Young-sook when her mother first give her a pair of old goggles?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

2. What did Mi-Ja have in "On the Sleeping Mat" that used to belong to her mother?
(a) Gold locket.
(b) Gold cross necklace.
(c) Gold bracelet.
(d) Silver locket.

3. During Young-sook's first day in Vladivostok in "A Golden Rope," what did she catch?
(a) Sea turtle.
(b) Abalone.
(c) Conch.
(d) Octopuses.

4. Where did Yang Do-saeng's husband work and live in 1938?
(a) Fukuoka.
(b) Kumamoto.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Yokohama.

5. How many rooms did the big house have that Young-sook lived in when she was a girl?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

6. How old was Sun-sil when she married?
(a) 21.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

7. How many military bases did the Japanese have on Jeju in "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. In "Swallowing Water Breath," what were the big house and little house made of?
(a) Thatch.
(b) Wood.
(c) Adobe.
(d) Stone.

9. In "Day 3: 2008," how old is Clara?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

10. When Young-sook first met Mi-ja, how long had her father been dead?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

11. How does Young-sook leave the beach in "Day 1: 2008"?
(a) Walks.
(b) Bicycle with baskets.
(c) Pulls a cart.
(d) Motorcycle with a cart.

12. How long had Korea been a Japanese colony by 1938?
(a) 42 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 28 years.
(d) 30 years.

13. How old was Young-sook when her youngest brother died?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

14. In "A Golden Rope," where was Jun-bu hired to teach at an elementary school?
(a) Aeweol.
(b) Hwabuk.
(c) Gujwa.
(d) Bukchon.

15. What is the name of the woman who approaches Young-sook looking for her grandmother in "Day 1: 2008"?
(a) Louise.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Megan.
(d) Janet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men carried the casket when Sun-sil died?

2. How many children did Yang Do-saeng have?

3. How many members were in Young-sook's diving collective when she was 15?

4. What color did the Kim family wear for mourning when Sun-sil died?

5. In "Leaving-Home Water-Work," what nationality was the ship that bought fish from the old man who piloted the ship that took the divers out to work?

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