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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 ritual occurs during 'second memory'?
(a) Baptism.
(b) The consummation of a virgin marriage.
(c) The giving of last rites.
(d) The preparations for giving birth.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which place is mentioned at the end of 'Aller'?

2. Which color appears first in the succession of colors described in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?

3. What are the last words of "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?

4. What color bloom does the person addressed in "Terpischore: Choral Dance" expect from the seemingly dead branches of the magnolia tree?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the series of concentric circles in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

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