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

2. Under the new Japanese regime, how did the wives of prominent men fare?
(a) They were given titles appropriate to their ranking.
(b) They were stripped of all authority.
(c) They became concubines to the emperor.
(d) They were given military ranks alongside the men.

3. During the Japanese occupation, what edict came out regarding men's grooming?
(a) All men were to cut their hair short.
(b) All men were to wear a top knot.
(c) All men were to wear plain clothes.
(d) All men were to shave their beards.

4. Upon receiving citizenship in the U.S., what document does Mother receive?
(a) An identification badge.
(b) A U.S. Passport.
(c) A certificate.
(d) She receives no documents.

5. How does the "Opening" end?
(a) "And it begins."
(b) "Nomine."
(c) "Espiritu Sanctu."
(d) "Amen."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Urania: Astronomy," Cha creates an elaborate pun on which of the following words?

2. Which language opens the book?

3. What language does Mother teach the children in?

4. What ritual occurs in the Opening?

5. What part of Mother's being is trapped in Korea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cha include a quoted section of Japanese-Korean history in "Clio: History"?

2. Describe the way Cha treats soldiers in "Melpomene: Tragedy."

3. What is the significance of the italicized passages in the "Opening"?

4. Why is Yu Guan Soon's birth dated on the lunar calendar while her death is dated on the Julian calendar?

5. What is happening in the opening passage of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

6. Discuss the laws the Japanese imposed on the Koreans.

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

8. How do Demeter and Sibyl appear as figures in "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

9. Discuss the break down in the translation exercise in the opening, particularly beginning with exercise number 5 in the second set of translations. Why does the grammar, tone, and voice shift?

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

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