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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during Guan Soon's 16th year?

2. How many children were in Guan Soon's family?

3. In "Clio: History," whose name does the anonymous woman call three times?

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

5. In "Urania: Astronomy," the speaker has a hard time distinguishing rain from which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the medical procedure in "Urania: Astronomy."

3. What is Melpomene's purpose at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

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

5. Discuss the laws the Japanese imposed on the Koreans.

6. What is happening in the opening passage of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Cha's stylistic choices throughout the work, focusing particularly on the author's use of language. How does she integrate simile, metaphor, and other literary devices into her prose and poetry? How do these techniques relate to the message of the work as a whole? Support your argument with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Select and analyze one of the dominant image strands in the work. How does the recurring image function within the context of the work? What associations does it form for the reader? How does it add meaning to the text? In selecting your image, think for instance of the light and dark imagery that runs throughout or the body imagery that appears in many sections of the work.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the work's nine-part structure. How does Cha's invocation of a Muse in each chapter structure and order the work? What new layer of meaning does it lend the text? Is this choice effective in adding to the overall message of the work? Why or why not?

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