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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 the passing seasons in the Burial of the Dead, symbolize?

2. What do all the people focus on in the Unreal City?

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

4. In the Burial of the Dead, what is drunk at Hofgarten?

5. Of what does the narrator tell Lil she should be ashamed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the rich woman and her companion do together, and what does this activity mean?

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

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

4. When does Marie feel most free?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What words are repeated to Lil in A Game of Chess, and what do they mean?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Each section of this poem has a meaningful and telling title. Discuss the significance of each title.

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