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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of pattern is etched into the glass found in a Game of Chess?
(a) Flowers
(b) Vines
(c) Geometric patterns
(d) Birds

3. How many branches are on the candelabra found in a Game of Chess?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 7

4. In the Burial of the Dead, what God shows up in the tarot cards?
(a) The God of War
(b) The God of Wine
(c) The God of Love
(d) The God of Fertility

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Lil?

3. What do people call Madame Sosostris?

4. Who keeps the hours in the Unreal City?

5. What is the relationship between Lil and Albert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the title of A Game of Chess?

2. How does the narrator describe the Unreal City in the Burial of the Dead?

3. Who is Madame Sosostris, and how does the narrator describe her?

4. What has altered Lil’s health in A Game of Chess?

5. What is the significance of the perfumes in A Game of Chess?

6. What does the rich woman beg of her companion in A Game of Chess?

7. What are the walls of the rich woman’s home decorated with, and what do the decorations symbolize?

8. Why is Mylae mentioned in Burial of the Dead?

9. Who is Albert and what is his role in A Game of Chess?

10. What has Lil been given money for in A Game of Chess?

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