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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. Where does the woman in "Erato: Love Poetry" enter the cinema?
(a) Between two white columns.
(b) The back door.
(c) Through a narrow hallway.
(d) The front door.

2. What announces the call in "Thalia: Comedy"?
(a) A servant.
(b) The ringing.
(c) A knock on the door.
(d) A sign.

3. Which foods does the letter from the friend list as among the items Mrs. Claxton's sister will eat?
(a) Grapefruit and white bread.
(b) Clear chicken broth and bread.
(c) Potatoes and rice.
(d) Celery and cucumbers.

4. Why does the narrator of "Erato: Love Poetry" say one expects the star of the film to be beautiful?
(a) The men in the film all swagger in her presence.
(b) The title which carries her name makes her seem beautiful.
(c) The delay in the actress's appearance on screen makes her seem worth waiting to see.
(d) The long shot of her back and profile enhances her mystique.

5. Where did Mr. Reardon's mother move three years before the letter?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Hartford.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator of "Erato: Love Poetry" compare the wife's relationship to her husband?

2. In "Erato: Love Poetry," what camera directions describe the shot of the woman's face?

3. What is the title of the first poem in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?

4. What effect do Mrs. Claxton's letters have on her sister?

5. Why are the woman's lips chafed in "Thalia: Comedy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the significance of cinema scene in the opening of "Erato: Love Poetry."

2. Discuss the narrator's treatment of memory in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

3. Discuss the photograph of the woman which concludes "Erato: Love Poetry."

4. Why does Cha include the second, handwritten, letter to Mrs. Laura Claxton?

5. Describe the rhythm of "Terpischore: Choral Dance."

6. Discuss at least two possible meanings of the partition imagery which appears in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

7. Describe the earth in "Terpischore: Choral Dance."

8. Examine the imagery of the veil in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

9. What does the woman give to the young girl in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

10. Discuss the parallel between the ritual of becoming a nun and that of becoming a wife.

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