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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Mother arrives, how long has it been since a female teacher taught at the school?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) There has never been a female teacher.

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

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

6. Which word appears in italics at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
(a) No.
(b) She.
(c) Her.
(d) Against.

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

8. What language is Mother greeted in when she reaches her school?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Korean.
(d) English.

9. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what evidence of conflicts past does the narrator see?
(a) Blood stains on the sidewalk.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) War-torn buildings.
(d) Unmarked graves.

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

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

12. On what date does the narrator write her mother from Seoul?
(a) April 19.
(b) June 25.
(c) April 25.
(d) June 19.

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

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

15. How do the children greet Mother upon her return?
(a) With food.
(b) With money.
(c) Sullenly, expecting lessons.
(d) With gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Urania: Astronomy," what remains "alone"?

2. Who does the anonymous narrator invoke to tell the story, in the Opening?

3. Which ritual contains nine of each action?

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

5. Which ritual occurs first on the First Friday?

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