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

2. Why does the woman in "Thalia: Comedy" find herself uttering sounds?
(a) To soothe old wounds.
(b) To revive something lost.
(c) To attempt communication once more.
(d) To pass the time.

3. During 'Memory,' what is happening in the theater?
(a) A seance is underway.
(b) The audience is waiting for the film to begin.
(c) The audience files out of the theater.
(d) A film is playing.

4. In 'second memory,' what color marks the virginity of the bride?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Orange.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman in "Erato: Love Poetry" enter the cinema?

2. How does the child respond to the woman's gift in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

3. What does the carrier hold in his/her hand in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?

4. From what is the column in "Terpischore: Choral Dance" made?

5. Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare "memory" with "second memory." How are these passages alike or different?

2. Discuss the significance of cinema scene in the opening of "Erato: Love Poetry."

3. Discuss the opening lines of "Terpischore: Choral Dance." What is the general impression you gain from these lines? ("You remain dismembered...apart from the congregation.")

4. Discuss the imagery of death in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

5. Discuss the passage titled "Memory." Why does it receive a capitalized title?

6. What is the significance of the series of concentric circles in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

7. Describe the young girl's attire in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry."

8. Discuss the parallel between the ritual of becoming a nun and that of becoming a wife.

9. Describe the woman's feelings regarding the telephone in "Thalia: Comedy."

10. Examine the imagery of the veil in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

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