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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say summer does to us?

2. What repeated word reference Philomel in a Game of Chess?

3. In the Burial of the Dead, what God shows up in the tarot cards?

4. What is the narrator supposed to fear after talking with Madame Sosostris?

5. What words are repeated to Lil in a Game of Chess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some tarot cards that appear in the Burial of the Dead, and what do they indicate?

2. What is the relationship between Lil and the narrator in A Game of Chess?

3. How is Lil’s marriage described in A Game of Chess?

4. What is the main feeling of the Burial of the Dead?

5. How is the setting of the first part of A Game of Chess described?

6. What do the rich woman and her companion do together, and what does this activity mean?

7. What do hyacinths symbolize, and why are they included in the Burial of the Dead?

8. How does the narrator describe the summer season in the Burial of the Dead?

9. What does the rich woman beg of her companion in A Game of Chess?

10. How does the narrator describe the winter season in the Burial of the Dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The poet sends some strong messages in this poem. What do you think is the main message of this poem?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are mentioned a number of times in this poem. What are some of these colors, and what significance do they have?

Essay Topic 3

Eliot references war many times throughout this poem. What are some of these references, and how do they affect the tone of the poem?

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