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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Urania: Astronomy" section, what is the purpose of exhalation?
(a) To express guilt.
(b) To express frustration.
(c) To express affirmation.
(d) To express grief.

2. What simple act has not been forbidden of Mother?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Speech.
(c) Sight.
(d) Song.

3. After she stretches out, what does the anonymous woman in "Melpomene: Tragedy" do?
(a) Reaches forward toward the light.
(b) Pulls her coat up to her chin.
(c) Falls asleep.
(d) Attempts to speak.

4. How long must Mother work to repay her debt?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 36 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon receiving citizenship in the U.S., what document does Mother receive?

2. What did the Japanese laws mandate regarding pipes?

3. What language is Mother greeted in when she reaches her school?

4. Which ritual contains nine of each action?

5. Which ritual occurs first on the First Friday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of the narrator's brother's death.

2. In "Urania: Astronomy," why does the poetry appear in side-by-side translation?

3. According to the narrator of "Clio: History," why has everything been lost to the Japanese?

4. Explain the letter to Mother in "Melpomene: Tragedy."

5. Why is Yu Guan Soon's birth dated on the lunar calendar while her death is dated on the Julian calendar?

6. Discuss the break down in the translation exercise in the opening, particularly beginning with exercise number 5 in the second set of translations. Why does the grammar, tone, and voice shift?

7. How does the speaker in the "Opening" perceive religion?

8. Discuss the significance of the image at the end of "Clio: History."

9. Describe the process Mother undergoes to become an American citizen.

10. Why is Mother born in Manchuria?

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