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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 demobbed mean?
(a) Losing a fortune
(b) Having an unwed lover
(c) Leaving the army
(d) Getting robbed

2. In a Game of Chess, what type of perfume does the rich woman own?
(a) Synthetic
(b) Natural
(c) Antique
(d) Floral

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

4. How old is Lil?
(a) 21
(b) 51
(c) 41
(d) 31

5. What is the relationship between Lil and Albert?
(a) Loving
(b) Strained
(c) Sterile
(d) Dangerous

Short Answer Questions

1. What insult is given at the end of the Burial of the Dead?

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

3. What does Albert dislike about Lil?

4. What does the cruelest month breed?

5. What does the narrator say is a natural consequence of marriage?

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