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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. The Fire Sermon.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years is Albert away before returning to Lil in a Game of Chess?
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 6

3. What does the narrator say humble people expect from him in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Love
(b) Nothing
(c) Brutality
(d) Information

4. What do the passing seasons in the Burial of the Dead, symbolize?
(a) War
(b) Death
(c) Repetition
(d) Aging

5. Where does the narrator weep at beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Near the Danube
(b) Near the White Cliffs
(c) Near the Thames
(d) Near the Waters of Leman

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What casts a glitter in the room at the beginning in a Game of Chess?

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

5. What language does Mr. Eugenides use he speaks to the narrator?

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