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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I. The Burial of the Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal symbolizes a lack of meaning?
(a) Dog
(b) Snake
(c) Cat
(d) Wolf

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

3. In the Burial of the Dead, what do hyacinths symbolize?
(a) Love
(b) Resurrection
(c) Spring
(d) Friendship

4. What does the poet say summer does to us?
(a) Baths us
(b) Surprises us
(c) Encourages us
(d) Leaves us

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the cruelest month breed?

2. What is planted in the garden?

3. In the Burial of the Dead, what frightens Marie?

4. According to this poet, what is the cruelest month?

5. What is the feeling of the first section of the Burial of the Dead?

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