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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Joon-lee's wedding did Young-sook walk her twin grandsons to school?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 16 months.
(c) 14 months.
(d) 9 months.

2. In "Day 4 (continued): 2008," how does Young-sook get home?
(a) Walks.
(b) Bus.
(c) Her family.
(d) Taxi.

3. How many votes were counted from Jeju during the election in "The Ring of Fire"?
(a) 9,436.
(b) 12,100.
(c) None.
(d) 1,000.

4. What treat did Young-sook give her grandchildren whenever she saw them in "A Guest for One Hundred Years"?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Hard candies.
(d) Soda.

5. How many children had Min-Lee had in "Born a Cow"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

6. In "Life-Giving Air," how long had it been since Young-sook had seen Mi-ja?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 8 months.

7. In "The Ring of Fire," when did the Americans announce that those living south of the 38th Parallel would have their own elections?
(a) May 10.
(b) March 23.
(c) April 15.
(d) June 7.

8. In "The Village of Widows," how far along was Young-sook in her pregnancy by July?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 6 months.

9. How old was the organizer of a general strike on March 10 in "The Shadow of a Nightmare"?
(a) 31.
(b) 22.
(c) 40.
(d) 19.

10. What did President Park decide that the people of Jeju needed to grow?
(a) Persimmons.
(b) Moo Hwa Gwa.
(c) Gamgyul.
(d) Ginkgo biloba.

11. How old would Min-lee be in June in "Life-Giving Air"?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

12. When did Hyun Ki-young publish a book about what happened in Buchon?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1994.

13. In "The Ring of Fire," how long did the baby girl that Mi-ja had live?
(a) 29 days.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

14. When Joon-lee tried to help with the sweet potato harvest, how long was she able to help in "Born a Cow"?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 1/2 hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) About 30 minutes.

15. How many days after a woman would move to a new village could she apply for a diving license in "Born a Cow"?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 60 days.
(c) 45 days.
(d) 180 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the study in "Years of Secrecy," how long was Young-sook able to stay in the water?

2. How did Joon-lee hurt herself when she first tried to ride a bicycle in "The Vast Unknowable Sea"?

3. 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"?

4. In 1995, how many names of victims from Bukchon was published by the island's provincial council?

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

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