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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Mother teach the children in?
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) French.

2. When does Mother take the train home?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) February.
(d) June.

3. Which of the following is absent from the Korea that the narrator visits?
(a) Military vehicles on every road.
(b) Soldiers dressed in green lining every street.
(c) Blood stains on the streets and sidewalks.
(d) Pregnant women lifting sandbags to prepare for night battles.

4. According to the narrator of "Thalia: Comedy," what does Heaven, in its ultimate state, contain?
(a) Silence.
(b) The universe.
(c) Earth.
(d) All humanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After she stretches out, what does the anonymous woman in "Melpomene: Tragedy" do?

4. How do the children greet Mother upon her return?

5. Where is the woman sitting at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

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