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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 is the name of Lil’s youngest child?
(a) Albert
(b) George
(c) Alexander
(d) Gregory

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

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

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

5. Why is Albert away from Lil?
(a) He is helping his dying mother
(b) He is in the Army
(c) He is making his fortune
(d) He is in prison

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of death is seen in the Unreal City?

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

3. What negative side effect does Lil experience from the medication?

4. What does the narrator do when leaving Lil’s house?

5. What war ends shortly before the publication of the Burial of the Dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the main feeling of the Burial of the Dead?

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

6. What is the main complaint of the rich woman in A Game of Chess?

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

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

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

10. What is called no friend to man in the Burial of the Dead, and why do you think that is?

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