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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. How many children does Lil have?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 4

2. What does the narrator say humble people expect from him in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Brutality
(b) Information
(c) Nothing
(d) Love

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

4. Where does the narrator spend his summers?
(a) The Gerbertensee
(b) The Tatnoogeese
(c) The Maldahasee
(d) The Sternbergersee

5. What shines on Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The stars
(b) The search light
(c) The moon
(d) The sun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richmond promise the narrator in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

2. What do people call Madame Sosostris?

3. What is Madame Sosostris’ occupation?

4. What is planted in the garden?

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

(see the answer key)

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