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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is silent during "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) The narrator's thoughts.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Paragraphs and phrases.
(d) The swan.

2. How many daughters did Guan Soon's family have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What type of illustrations appear in the "Urania: Astronomy"?
(a) Portraits of fallen heroes.
(b) Large Korean characters.
(c) Medical diagrams.
(d) Photographs of women.

4. What does the tutor do when the brother refuses to obey?
(a) Leaves the house.
(b) Drags him away from the demonstration.
(c) Strikes him across the face.
(d) Yells for the speaker's uncle.

5. Which of the following images does the narrator use to describe the war in Korea?
(a) A dog that returns to its vomit.
(b) An insect that devours its mate.
(c) A father that eats his children.
(d) A child that kills the parent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Urania: Astronomy," what remains "alone"?

2. Which ritual occurs first on the First Friday?

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," where does the nurse begin her procedure?

4. In "Urania: Astronomy," how does the narrator describe a syringe?

5. Where was Mother born?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Urania: Astronomy," why does the poetry appear in side-by-side translation?

2. Describe the circumstances of the narrator's brother's death.

3. Although the text is written in English, many of the forms and structures Cha uses do not adhere to standards of American English. Some of the translation passages, in particular, seem to have a structure that evinces first-language influence. Do you think the translation passages were originally written in English? Why or why not?

4. Why does Cha include the letter from the Koreans living in Hawaii to the President of the United States?

5. Why is Mother born in Manchuria?

6. Describe the medical procedure in "Urania: Astronomy."

7. Describe Mother's ideas about what people do just before death.

8. In "Calliope: Epic Poetry," how does the narrator attempt to communicate with her mother?

9. How does the speaker in the "Opening" perceive religion?

10. Where does Mother teach?

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