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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the second letter to Mrs. Claxton dated?
(a) August 16.
(b) August 12.
(c) August 6.
(d) August 19.

2. What color bloom does the person addressed in "Terpischore: Choral Dance" expect from the seemingly dead branches of the magnolia tree?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

3. How does the speaker describe the person she addresses in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Formless.
(c) Mournful.
(d) Concrete.

4. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," the narrator compares a person's first word to which of the following?
(a) The foundational rock.
(b) The root of a hair.
(c) A child's first steps.
(d) An essential element.

5. How is the motion of film described in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) It moves quickly, at the pace of a humming bird.
(b) It moves slowly and jerkily along the reel.
(c) It moves smoothly from frame to frame.
(d) It moves at the pace of a hundred strokes.

6. What announces the call in "Thalia: Comedy"?
(a) A sign.
(b) A knock on the door.
(c) The ringing.
(d) A servant.

7. What are the last words of "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Still. soft.
(b) Stone. Wall.
(c) Silence. sorrow.
(d) All memory all echo.

8. What ritual occurs during 'second memory'?
(a) The giving of last rites.
(b) The consummation of a virgin marriage.
(c) Baptism.
(d) The preparations for giving birth.

9. According to the letter, where is Mr. Reardon's last known location?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seoul.
(d) Manchuria.

10. What did Mrs. Claxton's sister threaten to do before the friend wrote the letter?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Kill the children.
(c) Leave her husband.
(d) Divulge information.

11. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," who is the one to restore spring?
(a) The daughter.
(b) Demeter.
(c) The mother.
(d) The speaker.

12. Where does the woman in "Erato: Love Poetry" enter the cinema?
(a) The back door.
(b) Through a narrow hallway.
(c) Between two white columns.
(d) The front door.

13. What color are the subtitles that appear on the screen in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

14. What color do the names and the titles appear in in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

15. In "Erato: Love Poetry," how many steps does the woman climb into the theater room?
(a) 3.
(b) 4,
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes the syntax of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?

2. According to the narrator of "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what once swelled the muscle and the bone?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the white flowers mentioned in "Thalia: Comedy"?

4. According to the list in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what is Tai-Chi?

5. In "Erato: Love Poetry," what causes the woman to take a step backward?

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