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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator fetch to persuade her brother not to participate in the demonstration?
(a) The tutor.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) A school teacher.

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

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the narrator say she can do without?
(a) Breath.
(b) Silence.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Rest.

4. What does the narrator bite in "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) The tongue.
(b) The arm.
(c) The finger.
(d) The lip.

5. Which ritual occurs first on the First Friday?
(a) Communion.
(b) Novena.
(c) Mass.
(d) Dictee.

6. Under the new Japanese assembly, how did the King govern?
(a) Under the authority of the emperor.
(b) In an absolute fashion.
(c) Per the advice of ministers.
(d) Not at all; he was replaced by a president.

7. How many languages does Mother speak?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

8. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the nurse wrap around the patient's arm?
(a) A rubber band.
(b) A blood pressure cuff.
(c) Tape for the IV.
(d) A bandage.

9. When does Mother take the train home?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) September.
(d) June.

10. What did the Japanese laws mandate regarding pipes?
(a) They were only to be used to smoke tobacco.
(b) They were to be long, made from bamboo.
(c) They were forbidden.
(d) They were to be short, unlike the traditional Korean bamboo pipes.

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

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

13. What color are the narrator's veins in "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) Red-brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow-green.
(d) Blue-green-purple.

14. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," why are students shot during the demonstration?
(a) For wearing school uniforms.
(b) For shouting violent insults.
(c) For throwing rocks at the soldiers.
(d) For joining the Japanese troops.

15. How many years of history were lost during the Japanese occupation?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 18.
(c) 36.
(d) 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is placed on the tongue in the Opening?

2. What language is Mother greeted in when she reaches her school?

3. What does Mother do with her wages?

4. In "Clio: History," whose name does the anonymous woman call three times?

5. Which of the following is absent from the Korea that the narrator visits?

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