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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. Under the new Japanese assembly, how did the King govern?
(a) Per the advice of ministers.
(b) Under the authority of the emperor.
(c) Not at all; he was replaced by a president.
(d) In an absolute fashion.

2. Where is the woman sitting at the beginning of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
(a) In the front of a theater.
(b) In a restaurant.
(c) In her mother's house.
(d) On the roadside.

3. What did the Japanese laws mandate regarding pipes?
(a) They were forbidden.
(b) They were to be long, made from bamboo.
(c) They were to be short, unlike the traditional Korean bamboo pipes.
(d) They were only to be used to smoke tobacco.

4. After she bites, what does the narrator in "Urania: Astronomy" want to do?
(a) Die.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Spit.
(d) Yell.

5. Which ritual contains nine of each action?
(a) Novena.
(b) Confession.
(c) Communion.
(d) Late rites.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what color are the soldiers' uniforms?

2. What is Mother's ethnicity?

3. On what day did Guan Soon lead a revolutionary protest?

4. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," why are students shot during the demonstration?

5. On what date does the narrator write her mother from Seoul?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. Why is Mother born in Manchuria?

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

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

8. Where does Mother teach?

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

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

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