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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the young girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry" been walking?
(a) A couple hours.
(b) Since noon.
(c) Three days.
(d) Since daybreak.

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

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

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

5. Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Savannah.

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

7. What is the partition compared to in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) A screen made from wood and pale paper.
(b) A military barricade.
(c) A rift.
(d) A natural void.

8. According to "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," how are words formed?
(a) The soul exudes words from the body.
(b) Air flows through the mouth.
(c) Secreted saliva forms words.
(d) The tongue, teeth, and mouth form words.

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

10. According to the narrator, what system turns the seasons in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) The gods.
(b) The cycles.
(c) The rotation of the earth.
(d) The cardinal directions.

11. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," what colors does the speaker describe in the sky?
(a) Black then white.
(b) Rust, orange, then yellow.
(c) Lavendar, mauve, then white.
(d) Blue, yellow, then black.

12. In "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what does the girl see when she turns around to look back at the woman?
(a) The woman is gone.
(b) The woman is escorted from the well by troops.
(c) The woman is smiling.
(d) The woman is following her.

13. Which of the following describes the connection between mother and child in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) The child is an extension of the husband.
(b) The child's hunger is the mother's.
(c) The mother feels disconnected from the child.
(d) The mother does not recognize herself in the infant.

14. If words are uttered in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," where do they originate?
(a) From within the soul.
(b) From imposed social constructs.
(c) From behind the partition.
(d) From outside.

15. Which article of clothing has the woman in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry" gathered and tied to keep it out of the well?
(a) A blouse.
(b) A dress.
(c) An apron.
(d) A skirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which color appears first in the succession of colors described in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?

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

3. What is about to burst and scatter in the "Terpischore: Choral Dance" section?

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

5. What announces the call in "Thalia: Comedy"?

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