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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. Whose finger sinks into the wet bank in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) A blossom’s
(b) An orphan’s
(c) A rock’s
(d) A leaf’s

2. How long does the Thames run in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Until the end of time
(b) Until it freezes over
(c) Until the sun returns
(d) Until the song is over

3. What is Mr. Eugenides’s occupation?
(a) Writer
(b) Merchant
(c) Priest
(d) Doctor

4. What does the narrator say must be kept from the garden?
(a) The children
(b) The dog
(c) The elements
(d) The sun

5. In the Burial of the Dead, what is the dead tree unable to give the reader?
(a) Wood
(b) Comfort
(c) Shade
(d) Shelter

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Burial of the Dead, what is the person with the hyacinths called?

2. What about Madame Sosostris does the narrator say is wicked?

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

4. What does the narrator hear behind him Part III, The Fire Sermon?

5. What does the narrator compare to Phlebas in Part IV, Death by Water?

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