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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. How does Clara say that her grandmother died?

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

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

4. At the beginning of "A Guest for One Hundred Years," who was Young-sook selling her harvest to?

5. What did President Park decide that the people of Jeju needed to grow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Clara never meet her grandmother?

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

4. What happened in "Life-Giving Air" after two policemen were killed?

5. What did Do-saeng give Young-sook at the end of "Big Eyes," and why?

6. Where do Young-sook and other haenyeo go in "Day 4:2008" and how does Young-sook feel?

7. In "The Ring of Fire," what was still happening a year after the demonstration?

8. In "Born a Cow," what complaints did Joon-lee have when she came home?

9. Why did Young-sook turn in the radio she bought as a wedding gift for her husband?

10. What happened when there was an election in "The Ring of Fire"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Young-sook had many tragedies in her life. What were some of the tragedies that Young-sook experienced in her life? How did she survive the tragedies she experience?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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