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

2. How old is the speaker when her brother is killed?
(a) 36.
(b) 18.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

3. Which of the following is NOT a phrase the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" uses to describe failed attempts at speech?
(a) Cracked tongue.
(b) Muteness.
(c) Broke speech.
(d) Pidgeon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Japanese occupation, what edict came out regarding men's grooming?

2. Where was Mother born?

3. How many daughters did Guan Soon's family have?

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

5. After she stretches out, what does the anonymous woman in "Melpomene: Tragedy" do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mother's MAH-UHM? Where is it trapped?

2. How do Demeter and Sibyl appear as figures in "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the tongue image symbolize?

4. Why is Mother born in Manchuria?

5. Describe the way Cha treats soldiers in "Melpomene: Tragedy."

6. Why does Cha include images of the circulatory system, the nervous system, and the respiratory system in in "Urania: Astronomy," a section dedicated to astronomy?

7. Discuss the significance of Mary in the "Opening." When does she appear? How is she important?

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

9. Why does Cha include a quoted section of Japanese-Korean history in "Clio: History"?

10. What is the significance of the italicized passages in the "Opening"?

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