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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 is drunk at Hofgarten?

2. What is the relationship between Lil and Albert?

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

4. What does Albert want from Lil?

5. According to this poet, what is the cruelest month?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is called no friend to man in the Burial of the Dead, and why do you think that is?

10. When does Marie feel most free?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Historical figures are included in this poem. Who are they, and what effect does this inclusion have on the poem?

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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