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

2. In "Urania: Astronomy," Cha creates an elaborate pun on which of the following words?
(a) Respiration.
(b) Circulation.
(c) Diminish.
(d) Demonstration.

3. How many years of history were lost during the Japanese occupation?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 18.
(c) 36.
(d) 5,000.

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

5. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what does the phrase "nation against nation multiplied nations against nations against themselves" refer to?
(a) The Korean Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The lead up to the Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language is Mother greeted in when she reaches her school?

2. What year did Yu Guan Soon die?

3. What does the tutor do when the brother refuses to obey?

4. After she stretches out, what does the anonymous woman in "Melpomene: Tragedy" do?

5. What medical procedure begins "Urania: Astronomy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the significance of Mary in the "Opening." When does she appear? How is she important?

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

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

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

7. Why is Mother born in Manchuria?

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

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

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

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