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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. What does Albert dislike about Lil?
(a) Her hair
(b) Her clothing
(c) Her weight
(d) Her teeth

2. What meal does Lil make when she invites the narrator to diner?
(a) Rack of lamb
(b) Fish and Chips
(c) Hot Gammon
(d) Kidney Pie

3. What language is used at the end the Burial of the Dead?
(a) German
(b) English
(c) Spanish
(d) French

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

5. Why does Lil take the medication?
(a) She wants to end a pregnancy
(b) She wants to lose weight
(c) She is bleeding a lot
(d) She is in a lot of pain

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the passing seasons in the Burial of the Dead, symbolize?

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

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

4. To what does the poet compare the chair in section II of a Game of Chess?

5. How many children does Lil have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are German statements included in the Burial of the Dead?

2. What do hyacinths symbolize, and why are they included in the Burial of the Dead?

3. How does the second section A Game of Chess end, and what does this ending signify?

4. What are some tarot cards that appear in the Burial of the Dead, and what do they indicate?

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

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

7. What is the relationship between Lil and the narrator in A Game of Chess?

8. How is the setting of the first part of A Game of Chess described?

9. What stroke of the clock is mentioned in Burial of the Dead, and why?

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

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