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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. Why does Lil look so old?
(a) She has worked her whole life
(b) She takes strange medication
(c) She has children
(d) She is very sick

2. What does the narrator say is a natural consequence of marriage?
(a) Abuse
(b) Children
(c) Sex
(d) Sickness

3. Why does Albert give Lil money?
(a) To buy new clothes
(b) To buy new shoes
(c) To buy new hair
(d) To buy new teeth

4. Who hurt Philomel in a Game of Chess?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her uncle
(c) The King
(d) Robbers

5. What author pens the elegant rag spoken in a Game of Chess?
(a) Emerson
(b) Gallagher
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Aristotle

Short Answer Questions

1. In a Game of Chess, what time does the hot water come for the rich woman?

2. What meal does Lil make when she invites the narrator to diner?

3. In the Burial of the Dead, what author does the poet mirror in his first lines?

4. According to the narrator of the Burial of the Dead, what clutches?

5. In the Burial of the Dead, what is found in a handful of dust?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main message of A Game of Chess?

2. What happens to the narrator when he mentions hyacinths?

3. According to the narrator, what is the cruelest month and why?

4. What is the significance of the title Burial of the Dead?

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

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

7. When does Marie feel most free?

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

9. What is buried in a garden, and what does this symbolize?

10. How is Lil’s marriage described in A Game of Chess?

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