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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Polymnia: Sacred Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which foods does the letter from the friend list as among the items Mrs. Claxton's sister will eat?
(a) Potatoes and rice.
(b) Clear chicken broth and bread.
(c) Grapefruit and white bread.
(d) Celery and cucumbers.

3. What is about to burst and scatter in the "Terpischore: Choral Dance" section?
(a) A shotgun shell.
(b) A glass jar.
(c) A dandelion.
(d) A bomb.

4. Where is the woman sitting at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
(a) On the roadside.
(b) In the front of a theater.
(c) In her mother's house.
(d) In a restaurant.

5. What is the partition compared to in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) A natural void.
(b) A military barricade.
(c) A screen made from wood and pale paper.
(d) A rift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator bite in "Urania: Astronomy"?

2. What color do the names and the titles appear in in "Erato: Love Poetry"?

3. During 'Memory,' what is happening in the theater?

4. What birds does the narrator hear in "Urania: Astronomy"?

5. What does the map at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy" indicate?

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