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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 does the narrator say is a natural consequence of marriage?

2. What meal does Lil make when she invites the narrator to diner?

3. What is the relationship between the rich woman and her lover?

4. What does the cruelest month breed?

5. What does the rich woman wait for at the end of her section in a Game of Chess?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe the summer season in the Burial of the Dead?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this poem. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the plot of the poem?

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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