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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what does the phrase "nation against nation multiplied nations against nations against themselves" refer to?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The lead up to the Korean War.

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

3. What grade does Mother teach?
(a) 5th grade.
(b) 2nd grade.
(c) 3rd grade.
(d) 1st grade.

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

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

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

7. In "Urania: Astronomy," how does the narrator describe a syringe?
(a) A cold, sterile medical implement.
(b) A foreign invader.
(c) An empty body waiting to be filled.
(d) An instrument of violence.

8. In the Opening, which of the following does the anonymous woman take possession of?
(a) A man.
(b) The utter.
(c) Her body.
(d) A meal.

9. Which ritual contains nine of each action?
(a) Novena.
(b) Communion.
(c) Late rites.
(d) Confession.

10. In "Clio: History," how many times does the anonymous woman invoke Ahn Joong Kun's name?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

11. What color is the fluid that emerges during the medical procedure in "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Near-black.
(d) Yellow.

12. In "Urania: Astronomy," where does the nurse begin her procedure?
(a) The chest.
(b) The left arm.
(c) The right arm.
(d) The urinary tract.

13. What is Mother's refuge?
(a) The Catholic faith.
(b) Education and hope for the future.
(c) Her mother tongue.
(d) Manchuria.

14. What does Mother do with her wages?
(a) Pays room and board, then sends the rest home.
(b) Pays off loans.
(c) Maintains a modest existence with enough to eat.
(d) Funds the childrens' education.

15. In the "Urania: Astronomy" section, what is the purpose of exhalation?
(a) To express guilt.
(b) To express affirmation.
(c) To express grief.
(d) To express frustration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Opening, which image is used to describe the anonymous woman's difficulty?

3. On what day did Guan Soon lead a revolutionary protest?

4. How many volunteer resistance members were killed by Japanese troops on September 12, 1907?

5. What medical procedure begins "Urania: Astronomy"?

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