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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 color is the fog in the Unreal City?

2. What repeated word reference Philomel in a Game of Chess?

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

4. What time is important in the Unreal City?

5. In the Burial of the Dead, when does the narrator expect something in a garden to bloom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What has Lil been given money for in A Game of Chess?

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

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

8. What are the walls of the rich woman’s home decorated with, and what do the decorations symbolize?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eliot references war many times throughout this poem. What are some of these references, and how do they affect the tone of 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

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

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