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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 gem is used to describe someone’s eye in a Game of Chess?
(a) Emeralds
(b) Sapphires
(c) Pearls
(d) Amber

2. In the Burial of the Dead, why are German phrases added to the poem?
(a) To symbolize the war
(b) To fit the rhyme scheme
(c) To paint a vivid picture
(d) To confuse the reader

3. What words are repeated to Lil in a Game of Chess?
(a) There is no time
(b) At such a time as this
(c) Hurry up please, it’s time
(d) What is time signify to us

4. In a Game of Chess, what does the rich woman end up doing with her lover?
(a) Playing chess
(b) Going to sleep
(c) Killing him
(d) Making love

5. What kind of death is seen in the Unreal City?
(a) A waking death
(b) A symbolic death
(c) A painless death
(d) All of the above

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn’t Lil have any more children than she does now?

2. How many cupids are carved into the glass found in a Game of Chess?

3. In the Burial of the Dead, what author does the poet mirror in his first lines?

4. Why does Lil look so old?

5. Why is Albert away from Lil?

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