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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 land as the wind crosses it in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

2. What will bring Sweeney to Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

3. In Part III, The Fire Sermon, what do the departed forget to leave?

4. Where did Phlebas die in Part IV, Death by Water?

5. What departs at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the words, “jug, jug, jug” refer to in The Fire Sermon?

2. How is Mrs. Porter described in The Fire Sermon?

3. How does The Fire Sermon end, and what does it mean?

4. What is the main message of this section of The Fire Sermon?

5. What is the significance of the title Death by Water?

6. Why are Elizabeth and Leicester mentioned in The Fire Sermon, what?

7. In The Fire Sermon, what does the typist do when she comes home?

8. Who is Mr. Eugenides in The Fire Sermon?

9. Who is Phlebas in Death by Water?

10. Why is Mr. Eugenides included in The Fire Sermon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are mentioned a number of times in this poem. What are some of these colors, and what significance do they have?

Essay Topic 2

The poet sends some strong messages in this poem. What do you think is the main message of this poem?

Essay Topic 3

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

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