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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 is Madame Sosostris’ occupation?

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

3. What does the poet say summer does to us?

4. Why is Albert away from Lil?

5. In the Burial of the Dead, what does the narrator say he will show the reader under the red rock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What stroke of the clock is mentioned in Burial of the Dead, and why?

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

10. When does Marie feel most free?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lil is a very important character in the story. Why is this and what message does her presence send?

Essay Topic 2

This poem include strong religious ideas. What are some of these ideas and how are they presented?

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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