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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. Of what does Lil accuse the narrator?
(a) Sleeping with her husband
(b) Stealing money
(c) Breaking the law
(d) Cheating on her husband

2. Who is called the Son of Man in the Burial of the Dead?
(a) The narrator
(b) All unborn children
(c) The reader
(d) Christ

3. What had undone many people in the Unreal City?
(a) Death
(b) Light
(c) Darkness
(d) Religion

4. In a Game of Chess, how does the rich woman threaten to walk down the street?
(a) Naked
(b) With other men
(c) In servants dress
(d) With her hair down

5. How long has Phlebas been dead in Part IV, Death by Water?
(a) A fortnight
(b) A month
(c) A year
(d) A day

Short Answer Questions

1. What does someone postpone in the first part of the Burial of the Dead?

2. Where does the narrator weep at beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?

3. What is wrong with Madame Sosostris?

4. In the Burial of the Dead, what is found in a handful of dust?

5. What does the narrator call Lil because she is ambivalent about her marriage?

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