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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Erato: Love Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Japanese laws mandate regarding pipes?
(a) They were to be short, unlike the traditional Korean bamboo pipes.
(b) They were only to be used to smoke tobacco.
(c) They were to be long, made from bamboo.
(d) They were forbidden.

2. What year did Yu Guan Soon die?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1920.

3. What does the map at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy" indicate?
(a) The division between North and South Korea.
(b) The land taken by Japan.
(c) The area of Manchuria to which Mother fled.
(d) The land of Korea left after the Japanese occupation.

4. How does the narrator describe the columns in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Looming and massive.
(b) Rough-cut.
(c) Abrasive and worn.
(d) Cold and smooth.

5. How old is the speaker when her brother is killed?
(a) 36.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Japanese occupation, what edict came out regarding men's grooming?

2. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what evidence of conflicts past does the narrator see?

3. What year does Mother graduate from college?

4. When does Mother take the train home?

5. What medical procedure begins "Urania: Astronomy"?

(see the answer key)

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