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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thalia: Comedy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Thalia: Comedy," what does Heaven, in its ultimate state, contain?
(a) Earth.
(b) The universe.
(c) All humanity.
(d) Silence.

2. What effect do Mrs. Claxton's letters have on her sister?
(a) They calm her.
(b) They make her tense.
(c) They cheer her.
(d) They make her feel guilty.

3. What ritual occurs during 'second memory'?
(a) The consummation of a virgin marriage.
(b) The preparations for giving birth.
(c) The giving of last rites.
(d) Baptism.

4. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what evidence of conflicts past does the narrator see?
(a) Unmarked graves.
(b) Blood stains on the sidewalk.
(c) War-torn buildings.
(d) Barbed wire.

5. What year does Mother graduate from college?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following images does the narrator use to describe the war in Korea?

2. Which of the following is absent from the Korea that the narrator visits?

3. What is Mother's ethnicity?

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

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

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