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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the wife speak without words in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Angry looks.
(b) Her movements as she walks.
(c) Tears.
(d) Subtle gestures.

2. Which foods does the letter from the friend list as among the items Mrs. Claxton's sister will eat?
(a) Grapefruit and white bread.
(b) Potatoes and rice.
(c) Clear chicken broth and bread.
(d) Celery and cucumbers.

3. Which article of clothing has the woman in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry" gathered and tied to keep it out of the well?
(a) An apron.
(b) A blouse.
(c) A skirt.
(d) A dress.

4. What ritual occurs during 'second memory'?
(a) Baptism.
(b) The giving of last rites.
(c) The preparations for giving birth.
(d) The consummation of a virgin marriage.

5. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," who is the one to restore spring?
(a) The daughter.
(b) Demeter.
(c) The speaker.
(d) The mother.

6. What is about to burst and scatter in the "Terpischore: Choral Dance" section?
(a) A glass jar.
(b) A shotgun shell.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A dandelion.

7. According to the narrator, what system turns the seasons in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) The cardinal directions.
(b) The cycles.
(c) The gods.
(d) The rotation of the earth.

8. What did Mrs. Claxton's sister threaten to do before the friend wrote the letter?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Leave her husband.
(c) Kill the children.
(d) Divulge information.

9. What color do the names and the titles appear in in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

10. What color are the subtitles that appear on the screen in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

11. What time is it when the woman enters the theater in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 6:35 p.m.
(d) 6:00 p.m.

12. How does the woman in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry" secure the package she gives to the girl?
(a) She places it inside a pouch.
(b) She fastens it to a stick.
(c) She ties two knots using the diagonal corners.
(d) She wraps a cord around the top.

13. How is the young girl to serve the medicines she receives from the woman in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?
(a) Mixed into a nourishing stew.
(b) In the bowl the woman gives her.
(c) Warmed over a fire.
(d) With water and a bowl of rice.

14. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," the narrator compares a person's first word to which of the following?
(a) An essential element.
(b) The root of a hair.
(c) A child's first steps.
(d) The foundational rock.

15. According to the narrator of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," when does the ink spill thickest?
(a) When the pen is fresh.
(b) When the writing is hardest.
(c) Before it runs dry.
(d) As the the ideas flow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman in "Thalia: Comedy" find herself uttering sounds?

2. In "Erato: Love Poetry," what color is the ticket the woman purchases?

3. According to the narrator of "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what once swelled the muscle and the bone?

4. In "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what does the woman hand to the young girl at the well?

5. According to the narrator of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," what has the power to remove the stain of memory?

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