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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thalia: Comedy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following images does the narrator use to describe the bombs as her mother described them to her?
(a) The shiny backs of insects.
(b) Swans mid swan-dive.
(c) The metallic sheen of black ice.
(d) Silent explosions on the television.

3. Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

4. How does Mother repay her college loans?
(a) By working as a kitchen aid.
(b) By teaching in an assigned post in the country.
(c) By working for the Manchurian government.
(d) By working as a petty laborer in a camp.

5. What simple act has not been forbidden of Mother?
(a) Sight.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Song.
(d) Speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mother's refuge?

2. What is the first action of the woman in "Thalia: Comedy"?

3. Who does the narrator fetch to persuade her brother not to participate in the demonstration?

4. What does Mother do with her wages?

5. How many years has Mother spent in exile?

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