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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. A Game of Chess.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Albert dislike about Lil?
(a) Her clothing
(b) Her teeth
(c) Her weight
(d) Her hair

2. What does Marie do until late in the night?
(a) Sing
(b) Read
(c) Pray
(d) Write

3. What does someone postpone in the first part of the Burial of the Dead?
(a) Going to school
(b) Getting married
(c) Joining the war
(d) Traveling home

4. What repeated word reference Philomel in a Game of Chess?
(a) Slam
(b) Jug
(c) Bang
(d) Crack

5. What is Madame Sosostris’ occupation?
(a) Singer
(b) Gypsy
(c) Tradeswoman
(d) Fortune teller

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rich woman wait for at the end of her section in a Game of Chess?

2. What casts a glitter in the room at the beginning in a Game of Chess?

3. Where does the narrator spend his summers?

4. What is the name of Lil’s youngest child?

5. What do the passing seasons in the Burial of the Dead, symbolize?

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