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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker compare memory to in 'Retour'?
(a) An elusive shadow.
(b) A passing instance.
(c) A stain spreading on a sheet.
(d) An anchor dragging behind a boat.

2. How many children were in Guan Soon's family?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What effect do Mrs. Claxton's letters have on her sister?
(a) They calm her.
(b) They make her tense.
(c) They make her feel guilty.
(d) They cheer her.

4. What happens during Guan Soon's 16th year?
(a) The Japanese conspire to overthrow the Korean monarchy,
(b) The Korean nationals go into exile.
(c) Revolutionaries drive the Japanese out of Korea.
(d) The Japanese defeat the Koreans in battle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what evidence of conflicts past does the narrator see?

5. Where does the woman in "Erato: Love Poetry" enter the cinema?

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