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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. According to the narrator, where are melodies suspended in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Between throat and mouth.
(b) Between song and speech.
(c) Between heaven and earth.
(d) Between two people.

2. Which two words does Cha pun on in 'Aller'?
(a) Words and works.
(b) Well and well.
(c) Disuse and diseuse.
(d) Vein and vain.

3. What veils the earth in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Dust.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Fog.

4. Which color appears first in the succession of colors described in "Terpischore: Choral Dance"?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gold.
(d) Red.

5. What did Mrs. Claxton's sister threaten to do before the friend wrote the letter?
(a) Divulge information.
(b) Leave her husband.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Kill the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Thalia: Comedy," what is the purpose of the letter from "a friend"?

2. When is the second letter to Mrs. Claxton dated?

3. In "Thalia: Comedy," what form does the letter from "a friend" arrive in?

4. What is the first action of the woman in "Thalia: Comedy"?

5. What is about to burst and scatter in the "Terpischore: Choral Dance" section?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the contents of the chart in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry."

4. Describe the young girl's attire in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry."

5. How does speech relate to memory in "Elitere: Lyric Poetry"?

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

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

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

9. Why is the young girl at the well in "Polymnia: Sacred Poetry"?

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

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