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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Melpomene: Tragedy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grade does Mother teach?
(a) 3rd grade.
(b) 5th grade.
(c) 2nd grade.
(d) 1st grade.

2. What did Japan do as it assumed control over Korea?
(a) It appointed an assembly.
(b) It carefully respected Korea's right to self-government.
(c) It met with the United Nations for permission to assume control.
(d) It assumed power with brutal force.

3. What happens during Guan Soon's 16th year?
(a) The Japanese conspire to overthrow the Korean monarchy,
(b) The Korean nationals go into exile.
(c) Revolutionaries drive the Japanese out of Korea.
(d) The Japanese defeat the Koreans in battle.

4. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what does the phrase "nation against nation multiplied nations against nations against themselves" refer to?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean Civil War.
(c) The lead up to the Korean War.
(d) World War I.

5. What does the narrator do during confession?
(a) Confess all and beg for absolution.
(b) Praise the priest for his service.
(c) Remain speechless.
(d) Fabricate sins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long must Mother work to repay her debt?

2. In the Opening, which languages are the translation exercises written in?

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the narrator say she can do without?

4. What does Mother do with her wages?

5. How is the first English paragraph in the Opening punctuated?

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