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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 cursive.

Handwritten, in print.

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

For shouting violent insults.

For wearing school uniforms.

For throwing rocks at the soldiers.

For joining the Japanese troops.

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

Chicago.

Hartford.

New York.

Savannah.

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

Warmed over a fire.

Mixed into a nourishing stew.

In the bowl the woman gives her.

With water and a bowl of rice.

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

Disuse.

The cold.

Dehydration.

Fever.

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