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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 the person with the hyacinths called?

2. How many branches are on the candelabra found in a Game of Chess?

3. Where does the narrator spend his summers?

4. What color is the fog in the Unreal City?

5. What does the narrator say must be kept from the garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the significance of the title of A Game of Chess?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Thunder is a very symbolic figure in this poem. Where does it appear, and what does it mean to the rest of the poem?

Essay Topic 3

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

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