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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. What are the withered stumps that frustrate the rich woman in a Game of Chess?

2. How many cupids are carved into the glass found in a Game of Chess?

3. Why is Albert away from Lil?

4. Who give Lil the medication?

5. In the Burial of the Dead, what is not found under the red rock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator describe the winter season in the Burial of the Dead?

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

9. When does Marie feel most free?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are mentioned a number of times in this poem. What are some of these colors, and what significance do they have?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness is a common theme found in this poem. What parts of the poem embody this theme, and how does the pursuit of happiness affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Eliot references war many times throughout this poem. What are some of these references, and how do they affect the tone of the poem?

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