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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. The Fire Sermon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Mrs. Porter wash her feet inPart III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Acid
(b) Oil
(c) Soda water
(d) Saline

2. What word is repeated by the man with the rich woman in a Game of Chess?
(a) Breathe
(b) Stop
(c) Think
(d) Nothing

3. To what does the poet compare the chair in section II of a Game of Chess?
(a) A vault
(b) A gallows
(c) A throne
(d) A stock

4. What do the repeated words to Lil reference?
(a) Last call at the bar
(b) Aging and loss of beauty
(c) Being pregnant about to give birth
(d) The changing seasons

5. What shines on Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The moon
(b) The stars
(c) The search light
(d) The sun

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Burial of the Dead, what do hyacinths symbolize?

2. In the Burial of the Dead, what is the dead tree unable to give the reader?

3. How many children does Lil have?

4. In a Game of Chess, how does the rich woman threaten to walk down the street?

5. What meal does Lil make when she invites the narrator to diner?

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