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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 part of his own body does Tiresias call feminine?
(a) His hands
(b) His breasts
(c) His feet
(d) His jaw

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

3. What type of bird narrates the section about the animal creeping among the vegetation in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Nightingale
(b) Raven
(c) King Fisher
(d) Pelican

4. How is the belly of the animal that creeps through the vegetation described in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Slimy
(b) Bloody
(c) Strange
(d) Bulging

5. What is Phlebas able to forget when he dies in Part IV, Death by Water?
(a) The war
(b) His lover
(c) His sins
(d) His profits and losses

Short Answer Questions

1. What gem is used to describe someone’s eye in a Game of Chess?

2. How many times is the word, ‘Twit’ repeated in succession in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

3. Why is Albert away from Lil?

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

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

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