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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 part of Mother's being is trapped in Korea?
(a) Her mind.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her MAH-UHM.
(d) Her UHM-MAH.
2. 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 II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The lead up to the Korean War.
3. Which of the following images does the narrator use to describe the bombs as her mother described them to her?
(a) The metallic sheen of black ice.
(b) Silent explosions on the television.
(c) Swans mid swan-dive.
(d) The shiny backs of insects.
4. In "Urania: Astronomy," where does the nurse begin her procedure?
(a) The urinary tract.
(b) The right arm.
(c) The chest.
(d) The left arm.
5. In "Melpomene: Tragedy," what color are the soldiers' uniforms?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.
Short Answer Questions
1. During the Japanese occupation, what edict came out regarding men's grooming?
2. What does Mother do with her wages?
3. What type of illustrations appear in the "Urania: Astronomy"?
4. How long must Mother work to repay her debt?
5. What is Mother's ethnicity?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the significance of breath in "Urania: Astronomy."
2. Describe the process Mother undergoes to become an American citizen.
3. Describe the way Cha treats soldiers in "Melpomene: Tragedy."
4. 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?
5. Why is Yu Guan Soon's birth dated on the lunar calendar while her death is dated on the Julian calendar?
6. What is Melpomene's purpose at the end of "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
7. Why does Cha include images of the circulatory system, the nervous system, and the respiratory system in in "Urania: Astronomy," a section dedicated to astronomy?
8. How do Demeter and Sibyl appear as figures in "Melpomene: Tragedy"?
9. Discuss the laws the Japanese imposed on the Koreans.
10. In "Urania: Astronomy," why does the poetry appear in side-by-side translation?
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