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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Erato: Love Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Urania: Astronomy," where does the nurse begin her procedure?
(a) The right arm.
(b) The left arm.
(c) The chest.
(d) The urinary tract.

2. In "Erato: Love Poetry," how does the husband treat the wife?
(a) He is kind and gentle toward her.
(b) He worships her as a thing of beauty.
(c) He taunts and humiliates her.
(d) He respectfully ignores her.

3. After how many years does the narrator return to Korea?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 36.
(d) 18.

4. After she stretches out, what does the anonymous woman in "Melpomene: Tragedy" do?
(a) Attempts to speak.
(b) Falls asleep.
(c) Reaches forward toward the light.
(d) Pulls her coat up to her chin.

5. In "Urania: Astronomy," what remains "alone"?
(a) Words.
(b) Images.
(c) Silence.
(d) Thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Japan do as it assumed control over Korea?

2. What is Mother's refuge?

3. After she bites, what does the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" want to do?

4. Why does the narrator of "Erato: Love Poetry" say one expects the star of the film to be beautiful?

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

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