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

2. What year does Mother graduate from college?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1919.

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

4. What part of Mother's being is trapped in Korea?
(a) Her mind.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her UHM-MAH.
(d) Her MAH-UHM.

5. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," why are students shot during the demonstration?
(a) For joining the Japanese troops.
(b) For throwing rocks at the soldiers.
(c) For wearing school uniforms.
(d) For shouting violent insults.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the translation exercises in the Opening, which city does the traveler leave?

3. In "Urania: Astronomy," what does the nurse wrap around the patient's arm?

4. What birds does the narrator hear in "Urania: Astronomy"?

5. Which word appears in italics at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the narrator of "Clio: History," why has everything been lost to the Japanese?

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

4. In "Urania: Astronomy," how do pages and punctuation relate to the focus on breath?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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