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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what is the column in "Terpischore: Choral Dance" made?
(a) A single tree.
(b) A single stone.
(c) Thousands of bricks.
(d) Many stones.

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

3. To what does the narrator of "Erato: Love Poetry" compare the wife's relationship to her husband?
(a) Endentured servitude.
(b) Torture.
(c) An apprenticeship.
(d) Slavery.

4. What is the title of the first poem in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) "Callisto."
(b) "Melpomene."
(c) "Elitere."
(d) "Aller."

5. According to the list in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what is Tai-Chi?
(a) A martial art.
(b) The universe.
(c) A sense of wholeness.
(d) One's spirit.

6. According to the narrator of "Thalia: Comedy," what does Heaven, in its ultimate state, contain?
(a) All humanity.
(b) Silence.
(c) Earth.
(d) The universe.

7. What color light encircles the bowl the woman hands the girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?
(a) Gold.
(b) Amber.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

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

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

10. In "Thalia: Comedy," what form does the letter from "a friend" arrive in?
(a) Typed on a typewriter.
(b) Handwritten, in cursive.
(c) Handwritten, in print.
(d) Cut and pasted from different print sources, to disquise the handwriting.

11. Which foods does the letter from the friend list as among the items Mrs. Claxton's sister will eat?
(a) Grapefruit and white bread.
(b) Potatoes and rice.
(c) Clear chicken broth and bread.
(d) Celery and cucumbers.

12. Where does the ruelle go in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?
(a) It ends at the edge of the village.
(b) It leads to Seoul.
(c) It continues past the last house infinitely outward.
(d) It leads to the next town.

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

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

15. In "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what does water on the surface of the stone capture?
(a) Small insects.
(b) Dust particles floating by.
(c) Light in motion.
(d) Vibrations from the sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when the woman enters the theater in "Erato: Love Poetry"?

2. According to the narrator of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," when does the ink spill thickest?

3. How does the woman in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry" secure the package she gives to the girl?

4. What veils the earth in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?

5. In "Erato: Love Poetry," what color is the ticket the woman purchases?

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