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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Melpomene: Tragedy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the "Opening" end?
(a) "Amen."
(b) "Nomine."
(c) "And it begins."
(d) "Espiritu Sanctu."

4. What is Mother's refuge?
(a) The Catholic faith.
(b) Her mother tongue.
(c) Manchuria.
(d) Education and hope for the future.

5. Which language opens the book?
(a) Korean.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother do with her wages?

2. Which of the following is silent during "Urania: Astronomy"?

3. What part of Mother's being is trapped in Korea?

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

5. What color are the narrator's veins in "Urania: Astronomy"?

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