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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During 'Memory,' what is happening in the theater?
(a) A film is playing.
(b) The audience files out of the theater.
(c) A seance is underway.
(d) The audience is waiting for the film to begin.

2. How does the wife speak without words in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Subtle gestures.
(b) Angry looks.
(c) Tears.
(d) Her movements as she walks.

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. What seems to cool the approaching young girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?
(a) Cool well water.
(b) A mist rising from the river bank.
(c) Cool rain water.
(d) Proximity to the well.

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

12. In 'second memory,' what color marks the virginity of the bride?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

13. In "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what forms an opaque screen between earth and sky?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Dust.
(c) Fog.
(d) Smoke.

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

15. To whom is Sister Theresa betrothed in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) A general in the Japanese army.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) An American soldier.
(d) A man from the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which theater seat does the woman take in "Erato: Love Poetry"?

2. What is the last sound described in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

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

4. How does the narrator describe the columns in "Erato: Love Poetry"?

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

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