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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the quote which proceeds the Opening?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Socrates.

2. From which sources does news of the September conflict emerge?
(a) Korean.
(b) European.
(c) Japanese.
(d) American.

3. In the Opening, which languages are the translation exercises written in?
(a) French and English.
(b) Korean and French.
(c) French and Korean.
(d) Korean and English.

4. What ritual occurs in the Opening?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Communion.
(c) Confirmation.
(d) Last rites.

5. What year does Mother graduate from college?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1920.

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

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

8. What is the major struggle in the Opening?
(a) The woman's struggle for recognition.
(b) A conflict between mother and daughter.
(c) The woman's struggle to speak.
(d) A conflict between wife and husband.

9. Which one does the narrator NOT describe in "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) Teeth.
(b) Lung.
(c) Tongue.
(d) Throat.

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

11. What is placed on the tongue in the Opening?
(a) A wafer.
(b) Water.
(c) Ash.
(d) Salt.

12. How old is the speaker when her brother is killed?
(a) 36.
(b) 18.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

13. What does the tutor do when the brother refuses to obey?
(a) Strikes him across the face.
(b) Drags him away from the demonstration.
(c) Leaves the house.
(d) Yells for the speaker's uncle.

14. What part of Mother's being is trapped in Korea?
(a) Her body.
(b) Her MAH-UHM.
(c) Her UHM-MAH.
(d) Her mind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under the new Japanese regime, how did the wives of prominent men fare?

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

3. Where was Mother born?

4. What did Japan do as it assumed control over Korea?

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

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