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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IV. Death by Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Albert dislike about Lil?
(a) Her hair
(b) Her weight
(c) Her teeth
(d) Her clothing

2. What does Richmond promise the narrator in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) A way out
(b) A new start
(c) An adventure
(d) A world of riches

3. How does the narrator describe Phlebas when he was alive?
(a) All of those things listed here
(b) Strong
(c) Handsome
(d) Tall

4. How does the Thames run at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Softly
(b) Gracefully
(c) Quietly
(d) Boldly

5. What does the narrator warn Lil will happen if she does not give Albert what he wants?
(a) He will leave her
(b) He will take it if she does not give it
(c) He will beat her
(d) He will find it elsewhere

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Albert give Lil money?

2. In a Game of Chess, what time does the hot water come for the rich woman?

3. What are the withered stumps that frustrate the rich woman in a Game of Chess?

4. Of what does Lil accuse the narrator?

5. Who hurt Philomel in a Game of Chess?

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