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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. Where is the woman sitting at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
2. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what color are the soldiers' uniforms?
3. Which two figures does Cha yoke together at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
4. How many volunteer resistance members were killed by Japanese troops on September 12, 1907?
5. What medical procedure begins "Urania: Astronomy"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the circumstances of the narrator's brother's death.
2. Where does Mother teach?
3. What is Melpomene's purpose at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
4. Discuss the significance of breath in "Urania: Astronomy."
5. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the tongue image symbolize?
6. In "Calliope: Epic Poetry," how does the narrator attempt to communicate with her mother?
7. Why does Cha include the letter from the Koreans living in Hawaii to the President of the United States?
8. 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?
9. Discuss the laws the Japanese imposed on the Koreans.
10. Although the text is written in English, many of the forms and structures Cha uses do not adhere to standards of American English. Some of the translation passages, in particular, seem to have a structure that evinces first-language influence. Do you think the translation passages were originally written in English? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative voice in the book. Who is speaking throughout each section? How do these voices work to form a singular text? Do they present a coherent message or do they contradict one another? How does Cha's manipulation of narrative voice contribute to a work, which unites several women across various generations and cultures?
Essay Topic 3
Much of Cha's text deals with the experience of being a Korean-American woman in the period following the Korean War. How does she treat this experience? How does she comment on her place and/or reception within U.S. American culture? Is she nostalgic for Korea? Proud to be an American? Both? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
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