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

2. What gem is used to describe someone’s eye in a Game of Chess?
(a) Sapphires
(b) Pearls
(c) Amber
(d) Emeralds

3. In Part III, The Fire Sermon, what do the departed forget to leave?
(a) Their intentions
(b) Their luggage
(c) Their addresses
(d) Their dues

4. What is Madame Sosostris’ occupation?
(a) Tradeswoman
(b) Gypsy
(c) Fortune teller
(d) Singer

5. What does the narrator hear rattling in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Books
(b) Coins
(c) Bones
(d) Leaves

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Burial of the Dead, what is the dead tree unable to give the reader?

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

3. What is the relationship between Lil and Albert?

4. What do the passing seasons in the Burial of the Dead, symbolize?

5. In the Burial of the Dead, what God shows up in the tarot cards?

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