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

2. In "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what does water on the surface of the stone capture?
(a) Small insects.
(b) Dust particles floating by.
(c) Light in motion.
(d) Vibrations from the sounds.

3. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," what colors does the speaker describe in the sky?
(a) Rust, orange, then yellow.
(b) Black then white.
(c) Lavendar, mauve, then white.
(d) Blue, yellow, then black.

4. According to the narrator, where are melodies suspended in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Between song and speech.
(b) Between two people.
(c) Between throat and mouth.
(d) Between heaven and earth.

5. When is the letter to Mrs. Laura Claxton regarding the address of Mr. Reardon dated?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1915.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the connection between mother and child in "Erato: Love Poetry"?

2. What color light encircles the bowl the woman hands the girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

3. In "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what does the girl see when she turns around to look back at the woman?

4. When is the second letter to Mrs. Claxton dated?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the narrator's treatment of memory in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

3. Why is the young girl at the well in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

4. Discuss the ending of "Terpischore: Choral Dance." What sentiment do the closing lines leave you with?

5. Discuss at least two possible meanings of the partition imagery which appears in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

6. Discuss the use of light and dark in the opening of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

7. Describe the woman's relationship with the person on the telephone in "Thalia: Comedy."

8. Describe the contents of the chart in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry."

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

10. 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.")

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