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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what color are the soldiers' uniforms?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

3. During 'Memory,' what is happening in the theater?
(a) The audience files out of the theater.
(b) A film is playing.
(c) A seance is underway.
(d) The audience is waiting for the film to begin.

4. What does Mother do with her wages?
(a) Pays room and board, then sends the rest home.
(b) Pays off loans.
(c) Maintains a modest existence with enough to eat.
(d) Funds the childrens' education.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Mother graduate from college?

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

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

4. Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter?

5. What does the tutor do when the brother refuses to obey?

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