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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Burial of the Dead, what God shows up in the tarot cards?

2. How is the carved dolphin described in a Game of Chess?

3. What does Albert want from Lil?

4. Whom does the narrator know in the Unreal City?

5. In the Burial of the Dead, what is the person with the hyacinths called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the narrator censure Lil over in A Game of Chess?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many foreign languages used in this poem. What is the significance of using foreign languages?

Essay Topic 2

Allusion is heavily used in this poem. What are some instances of allusion, and how does this literary devise add to the poem?

Essay Topic 3

Two different relationships are compared in A Game of Chess. Why does the poet included these different relationship, and what do they symbolize?

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