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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following images does the narrator use to describe the bombs as her mother described them to her?
(a) The metallic sheen of black ice.
(b) Silent explosions on the television.
(c) The shiny backs of insects.
(d) Swans mid swan-dive.

2. Under the new Japanese assembly, how did the King govern?
(a) Not at all; he was replaced by a president.
(b) Per the advice of ministers.
(c) In an absolute fashion.
(d) Under the authority of the emperor.

3. What did the Japanese laws mandate regarding pipes?
(a) They were forbidden.
(b) They were to be long, made from bamboo.
(c) They were only to be used to smoke tobacco.
(d) They were to be short, unlike the traditional Korean bamboo pipes.

4. After she bites, what does the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" want to do?
(a) Swallow.
(b) Die.
(c) Spit.
(d) Yell.

5. When Mother arrives, how long has it been since a female teacher taught at the school?
(a) 13 years.
(b) There has never been a female teacher.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 years.

6. In "Urania: Astronomy," Cha creates an elaborate pun on which of the following words?
(a) Respiration.
(b) Diminish.
(c) Demonstration.
(d) Circulation.

7. On what date does the narrator write her mother from Seoul?
(a) June 19.
(b) June 25.
(c) April 25.
(d) April 19.

8. What year did Yu Guan Soon die?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1915.

9. In "Urania: Astronomy," where does the nurse begin her procedure?
(a) The right arm.
(b) The chest.
(c) The left arm.
(d) The urinary tract.

10. Who does the narrator fetch to persuade her brother not to participate in the demonstration?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) A school teacher.
(d) The tutor.

11. What part of Mother's being is trapped in Korea?
(a) Her mind.
(b) Her MAH-UHM.
(c) Her UHM-MAH.
(d) Her body.

12. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what color are the soldiers' uniforms?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

13. When does Mother take the train home?
(a) September.
(b) February.
(c) March.
(d) June.

14. What medical procedure begins "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) A nurse takes a urine sample.
(b) A nurse measures respiration.
(c) A nurse measures blood pressure.
(d) A nurse draws blood.

15. From which sources does news of the September conflict emerge?
(a) American.
(b) Japanese.
(c) European.
(d) Korean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is silent during "Urania: Astronomy"?

2. How do the children greet Mother upon her return?

3. After how many years does the narrator return to Korea?

4. What is placed on the tongue in the Opening?

5. What format does the conversation in the confessional take?

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