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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mother arrives, how long has it been since a female teacher taught at the school?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) There has never been a female teacher.

2. Which of the following images does the narrator use to describe the bombs as her mother described them to her?
(a) The metallic sheen of black ice.
(b) The shiny backs of insects.
(c) Swans mid swan-dive.
(d) Silent explosions on the television.

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

4. What language is Mother greeted in when she reaches her school?
(a) Chinese.
(b) English.
(c) Korean.
(d) Japanese.

5. What year did Yu Guan Soon die?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1903.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the "Opening" end?

3. What is the major struggle in the Opening?

4. What happens during Guan Soon's 16th year?

5. In "Urania: Astronomy," where does the nurse begin her procedure?

(see the answer key)

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