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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 describes the connection between mother and child in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) The mother feels disconnected from the child.
(b) The mother does not recognize herself in the infant.
(c) The child is an extension of the husband.
(d) The child's hunger is the mother's.

2. What is about to burst and scatter in the "Terpischore: Choral Dance" section?
(a) A dandelion.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A glass jar.
(d) A shotgun shell.

3. In "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what does water on the surface of the stone capture?
(a) Small insects.
(b) Dust particles floating by.
(c) Vibrations from the sounds.
(d) Light in motion.

4. Which word best describes the rhythm of "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Urgent.
(b) Slow.
(c) Melancholic.
(d) Lolling.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During 'Memory,' what is happening in the theater?

3. How does the child respond to the woman's gift in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

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

5. According to the narrator of "Thalia: Comedy," what does Heaven, in its ultimate state, contain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss the ending of "Terpischore: Choral Dance." What sentiment do the closing lines leave you with?

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

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

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

8. 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.")

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

10. Discuss the passage titled "Memory." Why does it receive a capitalized title?

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