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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many jars does the young woman fill at the well in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. Which two words does Cha pun on in 'Aller'?
(a) Disuse and diseuse.
(b) Vein and vain.
(c) Well and well.
(d) Words and works.

3. What is the first action of the woman in "Thalia: Comedy"?
(a) She sits in a theater.
(b) She walks to a well.
(c) She answers a call.
(d) She writes a letter.

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

5. Why are the tongue and words dead in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) Disuse.
(b) Injury.
(c) Pain.
(d) Humiliation.

6. Which word best describes the rhythm of "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Lolling.
(b) Slow.
(c) Melancholic.
(d) Urgent.

7. According to the list in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what is the Tenth element?
(a) Tai-Chi.
(b) Ng Hang.
(c) Chung Wai.
(d) Bat Gwa.

8. According to the narrator of 'Retour,' what happens as you read?
(a) Text becomes sounds.
(b) The void inside is filled.
(c) Intangible becomes tangible.
(d) You mouth, and the word is transformed.

9. What color is the earth in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue-black.

10. For the speaker in "Terpischore: Choral Dance," which of the following cannot happen?
(a) She cannot act.
(b) She cannot move.
(c) She cannot speak.
(d) She cannot wait.

11. How long does the mother in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry" wait to be discovered?
(a) 36 years.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 9 days and 9 nights.

12. When is the letter to Mrs. Laura Claxton regarding the address of Mr. Reardon dated?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1948.

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

14. According to the narrator of "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what once swelled the muscle and the bone?
(a) Blood and iron.
(b) Courage and pride.
(c) Hate and resentment.
(d) Liquid and marrow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Thalia: Comedy," what form does the letter from "a friend" arrive in?

2. What is in the basket the woman sets before the young girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

3. Why does the woman in "Thalia: Comedy" find herself uttering sounds?

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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