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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is a natural consequence of marriage?
(a) Children
(b) Sex
(c) Sickness
(d) Abuse

2. Why is Albert away from Lil?
(a) He is making his fortune
(b) He is in prison
(c) He is in the Army
(d) He is helping his dying mother

3. Who give Lil the medication?
(a) Her priest
(b) Her chemist
(c) Her friend
(d) Her husband

4. In a Game of Chess, what type of perfume does the rich woman own?
(a) Antique
(b) Floral
(c) Synthetic
(d) Natural

5. What casts a glitter in the room at the beginning in a Game of Chess?
(a) Jewels
(b) Moonlight
(c) Mirrors
(d) Candles

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all the people focus on in the Unreal City?

2. What author pens the elegant rag spoken in a Game of Chess?

3. Of what does the narrator tell Lil she should be ashamed?

4. In the Burial of the Dead, what is drunk at Hofgarten?

5. What word is repeated by the man with the rich woman in a Game of Chess?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to the narrator, what is the cruelest month and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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