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Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

Dictee Quiz

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
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Dictee Quiz

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1)

In "Urania: Astronomy," the speaker has a hard time distinguishing rain from which of the following? (from Urania: Astronomy)

Running water.
Sleet.
Snow.
Dreams.
2)

How is the young girl to serve the medicines she receives from the woman in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"? (from Polymnia: Sacred Poetry)

With water and a bowl of rice.
In the bowl the woman gives her.
Warmed over a fire.
Mixed into a nourishing stew.
3)

What does the map at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy" indicate? (from Melpomene: Tragedy)

The division between North and South Korea.
The land taken by Japan.
The area of Manchuria to which Mother fled.
The land of Korea left after the Japanese occupation.
4)

Which of the following is silent during "Urania: Astronomy"? (from Urania: Astronomy)

The swan.
The narrator.
The narrator's thoughts.
Paragraphs and phrases.
5)

Who does the narrator fetch to persuade her brother not to participate in the demonstration? (from Melpomene: Tragedy)

A school teacher.
Her father.
The tutor.
Her uncle.
6)

What color do the names and the titles appear in in "Erato: Love Poetry"? (from Erato: Love Poetry)

White.
Black.
Yellow.
Red.
7)

What is in the basket the woman sets before the young girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"? (from Polymnia: Sacred Poetry)

Foods of all types.
Bibles for the village.
Jars of water.
Pockets of unknown goods.
8)

According to the list in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what is Tai-Chi? (from Polymnia: Sacred Poetry)

A martial art.
A sense of wholeness.
The universe.
One's spirit.
9)

Which theater seat does the woman take in "Erato: Love Poetry"? (from Erato: Love Poetry)

The front cener seat.
The center seat in the back.
The seat closest the exit.
The fourth from the left.
10)

Where is the woman sitting at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy"? (from Melpomene: Tragedy)

In her mother's house.
In a restaurant.
In the front of a theater.
On the roadside.
11)

In "Thalia: Comedy," what form does the letter from "a friend" arrive in? (from Thalia: Comedy)

Typed on a typewriter.
Cut and pasted from different print sources, to disquise the handwriting.
Handwritten, in print.
Handwritten, in cursive.
12)

In "Erato: Love Poetry," how does the husband treat the wife? (from Erato: Love Poetry)

He taunts and humiliates her.
He respectfully ignores her.
He is kind and gentle toward her.
He worships her as a thing of beauty.
13)

In "Melpomene: Tragedy," why are students shot during the demonstration? (from Melpomene: Tragedy)

For shouting violent insults.
For wearing school uniforms.
For joining the Japanese troops.
For throwing rocks at the soldiers.
14)

According to the narrator of "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what once swelled the muscle and the bone? (from Terpischore: Choral Dance)

Liquid and marrow.
Hate and resentment.
Courage and pride.
Blood and iron.
15)

In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the narrator say she can do without? (from Urania: Astronomy)

Breath.
Dreams.
Silence.
Rest.
16)

Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter? (from Thalia: Comedy)

Hartford.
Savannah.
New York.
Chicago.
17)

Which color appears first in the succession of colors described in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"? (from Terpischore: Choral Dance)

Red.
Gold.
Blue.
Orange.
18)

What is the partition compared to in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"? (from Elitere: Lyric Poetry)

A military barricade.
A natural void.
A screen made from wood and pale paper.
A rift.
19)

In "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what forms an opaque screen between earth and sky? (from Polymnia: Sacred Poetry)

Clouds.
Dust.
Smoke.
Fog.
20)

In "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what does the girl see when she turns around to look back at the woman? (from Polymnia: Sacred Poetry)

The woman is smiling.
The woman is gone.
The woman is following her.
The woman is escorted from the well by troops.
21)

In "Erato: Love Poetry," what causes the woman to take a step backward? (from Erato: Love Poetry)

The gunfire on the screen.
The glaring text on the screen.
The sound of the music.
The whiteness of the screen.
22)

According to the narrator of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," when does the ink spill thickest? (from Elitere: Lyric Poetry)

Before it runs dry.
When the writing is hardest.
When the pen is fresh.
As the the ideas flow.
23)

How is the audience of the film in "Erato: Love Poetry" given the portrait of the woman? (from Erato: Love Poetry)

Through an extreme close up of her face while she laughs.
Through a look at all the people in her life.
Through an intimate look at her possessions.
Through a vignette focused on the woman's face.
24)

Why are the woman's lips chafed in "Thalia: Comedy"? (from Thalia: Comedy)

Fever.
Dehydration.
The cold.
Disuse.
25)

After she bites, what does the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" want to do? (from Urania: Astronomy)

Swallow.
Yell.
Spit.
Die.
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