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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 instrument does the narrator hear while walking along Lower Thames Street?
(a) Mandolin
(b) Harmonica
(c) Lute
(d) Harpsichord

2. In a Game of Chess, what does the rich woman beg the man in the room to do?
(a) Leave
(b) Speak with her
(c) Declare his love for her
(d) Kiss her

3. Who loiters near the Thames in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Nymphs
(b) Heirs of the city
(c) Strangers
(d) Dreams

4. What does the narrator compare to Phlebas in Part IV, Death by Water?
(a) The reader
(b) Himself
(c) Society
(d) All sailors

5. What language does Mr. Eugenides use he speaks to the narrator?
(a) English
(b) Greek
(c) German
(d) French

Short Answer Questions

1. What cries near Phlebas’s body in Part IV, Death by Water?

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

3. What part of his own body does Tiresias call feminine?

4. What words are repeated to Lil in a Game of Chess?

5. How long has Phlebas been dead in Part IV, Death by Water?

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