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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 effect do Mrs. Claxton's letters have on her sister?
(a) They cheer her.
(b) They make her tense.
(c) They calm her.
(d) They make her feel guilty.

2. Which theater seat does the woman take in "Erato: Love Poetry"?
(a) The seat closest the exit.
(b) The center seat in the back.
(c) The front cener seat.
(d) The fourth from the left.

3. What is the title of the first poem in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) "Callisto."
(b) "Elitere."
(c) "Aller."
(d) "Melpomene."

4. How is the motion of film described in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?
(a) It moves at the pace of a hundred strokes.
(b) It moves quickly, at the pace of a humming bird.
(c) It moves smoothly from frame to frame.
(d) It moves slowly and jerkily along the reel.

5. According to the narrator of "Terpischore: Choral Dance," what once swelled the muscle and the bone?
(a) Blood and iron.
(b) Hate and resentment.
(c) Courage and pride.
(d) Liquid and marrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of 'Retour,' what happens as you read?

2. In "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry," what does the girl see when she turns around to look back at the woman?

3. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," who is the one to restore spring?

4. In "Elitere: Lyric Poetry," the narrator compares a person's first word to which of the following?

5. What meteorological event occurs during "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Cha include the first letter to Mrs. Laura Claxton?

4. Describe the wife's relationship with her husband in "Erato: Love Poetry."

5. Describe the image at the opening of "Terpischore: Choral Dance."

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

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

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

9. 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.")

10. Examine the camera directions which describe the woman's experience in the cinema in "Erato: Love Poetry."

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