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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. In "Urania: Astronomy," where does the nurse begin her procedure?
(a) The right arm.
(b) The left arm.
(c) The chest.
(d) The urinary tract.

2. In the translation exercises in the Opening, which city does the traveler leave?
(a) Paris.
(b) Calais.
(c) London.
(d) Seoul.

3. On what day did Guan Soon lead a revolutionary protest?
(a) March 15, 1919.
(b) March 1, 1919.
(c) January 1, 1919.
(d) March 1, 1920.

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

5. In "Clio: History," how many times does the anonymous woman invoke Ahn Joong Kun's name?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Opening, which of the following does the anonymous woman take possession of?

2. How many years has Mother spent in exile?

3. Which ritual occurs first on the First Friday?

4. In "Clio: History," whose name does the anonymous woman call three times?

5. During the Japanese occupation, what edict came out regarding men's grooming?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process Mother undergoes to become an American citizen.

2. What is Mother's MAH-UHM? Where is it trapped?

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

4. What is Melpomene's purpose at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

5. Why is Mother born in Manchuria?

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

7. 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?

8. Explain the letter to Mother in "Melpomene: Tragedy."

9. Discuss the significance of the title which first appears in the "Opening." What does "dictee" mean? How does it fit the work?

10. Discuss the significance of breath in "Urania: Astronomy."

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