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

2. How does the narrator describe the columns in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) Rough-cut.
(b) Looming and massive.
(c) Cold and smooth.
(d) Abrasive and worn.

3. Which place is mentioned at the end of 'Aller'?
(a) Manchuria.
(b) Seoul.
(c) Athens.
(d) Eleusis.

4. If words are uttered in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," where do they originate?
(a) From outside.
(b) From behind the partition.
(c) From imposed social constructs.
(d) From within the soul.

5. What does the carrier hold in his/her hand in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) A dandelion.
(b) The silver white spirit.
(c) A stone.
(d) A magnolia bloom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when the woman enters the theater in "Erato: Love Poetry"?

2. Where does the ruelle go in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

3. What did Mrs. Claxton's sister threaten to do before the friend wrote the letter?

4. According to "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," how are words formed?

5. Which best describes the syntax of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the ending of the work. Why does it end with a child looking out a window?

3. Describe the woman's relationship with the person on the telephone in "Thalia: Comedy."

4. Compare "memory" with "second memory." How are these passages alike or different?

5. Discuss the opening lines of "Terpischore: Choral Dance." What is the general impression you gain from these lines? ("You remain dismembered...apart from the congregation.")

6. Describe the woman's experience of the cinema in "Erato: Love Poetry."

7. Discuss the use of light and dark in the opening of "Elitere: Lyric Poetry."

8. Describe the woman's feelings regarding the telephone in "Thalia: Comedy."

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

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

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