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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 part of Germany is does the narrator spend his summers in the Burial of the Dead?
(a) Berlin
(b) Frankfort
(c) Munich
(d) Hamburg

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

3. Of what does the narrator tell Lil she should be ashamed?
(a) Aborting a child
(b) Hiding money
(c) Looking so old
(d) Fearing her husband

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

5. What revives the dull roots in the Burial of the Dead?
(a) Nothing
(b) Good soil
(c) Fresh air
(d) Spring rain

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say keeps us warm in the winter?

2. In the Burial of the Dead, what is drunk at Hofgarten?

3. How many branches are on the candelabra found in a Game of Chess?

4. What do the repeated words to Lil reference?

5. Why does Lil take the medication?

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