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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Calliope: Epic Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many volunteer resistance members were killed by Japanese troops on September 12, 1907?
(a) 9.
(b) 36.
(c) 18.
(d) 30.

2. What is Mother's ethnicity?
(a) American.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Korean.

3. How is the first English paragraph in the Opening punctuated?
(a) With skipped lines.
(b) With empty spaces.
(c) With punctuation words, such as "period."
(d) With punctuation marks, such as quotations.

4. Upon receiving citizenship in the U.S., what document does Mother receive?
(a) She receives no documents.
(b) A U.S. Passport.
(c) A certificate.
(d) An identification badge.

5. At the beginning of "Calliope: Epic Poetry," how old is Mother?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many languages does Mother speak?

2. Under the new Japanese regime, how did the wives of prominent men fare?

3. Which ritual occurs first on the First Friday?

4. Who does the anonymous narrator invoke to tell the story, in the Opening?

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

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