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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elitere: Lyric Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker compare memory to in 'Retour'?
(a) A stain spreading on a sheet.
(b) An elusive shadow.
(c) A passing instance.
(d) An anchor dragging behind a boat.

2. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," who is the one to restore spring?
(a) Demeter.
(b) The daughter.
(c) The mother.
(d) The speaker.

3. After she stretches out, what does the anonymous woman in "Melpomene: Tragedy" do?
(a) Falls asleep.
(b) Pulls her coat up to her chin.
(c) Attempts to speak.
(d) Reaches forward toward the light.

4. According to the narrator of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," what has the power to remove the stain of memory?
(a) Thought.
(b) Words.
(c) Love.
(d) Experience.

5. How many years has Mother spent in exile?
(a) 6.
(b) 36.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," why are students shot during the demonstration?

2. Which of the following images does the narrator use to describe the bombs as her mother described them to her?

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the nurse wrap around the patient's arm?

4. What color is the fluid that emerges during the medical procedure in "Urania: Astronomy"?

5. In "Erato: Love Poetry," what camera directions describe the shot of the woman's face?

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