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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 do people call Madame Sosostris?

2. How many years is Albert away before returning to Lil in a Game of Chess?

3. What is the relationship between Lil and Albert?

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

5. What author pens the elegant rag spoken in a Game of Chess?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has altered Lil’s health in A Game of Chess?

4. When does Marie feel most free?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eliot presents the idea that lust and passion are mostly negative things. How does he make this point?

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

The poet sends some strong messages in this poem. What do you think is the main message of this poem?

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