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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. Which of the following is silent during "Urania: Astronomy"?
2. What did Japan do as it assumed control over Korea?
3. What is the origin of the black ash described in the Opening?
4. In the Opening, which of the following does the anonymous woman take possession of?
5. After she stretches out, what does the anonymous woman in "Melpomene: Tragedy" do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cha include the letter from the Koreans living in Hawaii to the President of the United States?
2. Describe the medical procedure in "Urania: Astronomy."
3. What is the significance of the italicized passages in the "Opening"?
4. Where does Mother teach?
5. Discuss the laws the Japanese imposed on the Koreans.
6. Why does Cha include images of the circulatory system, the nervous system, and the respiratory system in in "Urania: Astronomy," a section dedicated to astronomy?
7. What is happening in the opening passage of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
8. Describe the process Mother undergoes to become an American citizen.
9. How does the speaker in the "Opening" perceive religion?
10. According to the narrator of "Clio: History," why has everything been lost to the Japanese?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Cha's Dictee centers on women in every section. Explore the myriad, often contradictory, roles of women in the work. Compare their roles across various cultures and time frames. How does their role change in these various settings? How does it remain the same? Why does Cha focus almost exclusively on women?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the author's play with genre in the novel. How does Cha manipulate various genres and forms in her work? Does Cha break genre conventions in a way that expands our notions of what a book can do? Or does she simply overstep the bounds of what a book should do? Provide evidence and support for your analysis.
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