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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V. What the Thunder Said.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war ends shortly before the publication of the Burial of the Dead?
(a) World War II
(b) The Spanish-American War
(c) The Franco-Prussian War
(d) World War I

2. What is Mr. Eugenides’s occupation?
(a) Merchant
(b) Priest
(c) Doctor
(d) Writer

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

4. According to this poet, what is the cruelest month?
(a) June
(b) August
(c) April
(d) July

5. In a Game of Chess, what time does the hot water come for the rich woman?
(a) 11:00
(b) 10:00
(c) 9:00
(d) 8:00

Short Answer Questions

1. What does someone postpone in the first part of the Burial of the Dead?

2. In a Game of Chess, what does the rich woman end up doing with her lover?

3. What is planted in the garden?

4. What color is the land as the wind crosses it in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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

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