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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 Young-sook first met Mi-ja, how long had her father been dead?

2. In November of 1938, how old was Fourth Brother?

3. What family did Mi-ja live with?

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

5. What grains were known to grow on Jeju?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Yu-ri after she regained consciousness?

2. How did Mi-ja feel about the marriage arranged for her and Lee Sang-mun?

3. In "When Thoughts Turn to Weddings," what did Young-sook learn had happened to her family while she was gone?

4. How does Clara tell Young-sook that she learned Jeju?

5. What was Mi-ja's family situation when Young-sook first met her?

6. Why did Mi-ja and Young-sook work away from the island in "Leaving-Home Water-Work"?

7. What did Young-sook realize about the stress her mother was under in "Life Bubbles"?

8. What was Young-sook's wedding like?

9. What are women doing on the beach in "Day 1: 2008"?

10. How was Young-sook able to go back to diving in "The Tail of a Skirt"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

Mi-ja’s father and her husband worked for the Japanese. What term was used to describe people who worked for the Japanese? Why were they called collaborators? Why did the people of Jeju hate collaborators?

Essay Topic 3

Young-sook did not wish to forgive Mi-ja. What did Mi-ja do that caused Young-sook to have bitterness? Did Young-sook ever forgive Mi-ja? Why did Young-sook struggle to forgive?

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