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

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

3. In a Game of Chess, what does the rich woman end up doing with her lover?
(a) Playing chess
(b) Going to sleep
(c) Killing him
(d) Making love

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

5. What does the narrator do when leaving Lil’s house?
(a) Kisses Albert
(b) Slaps Lil
(c) Steals money
(d) Bids the children goodnight

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Burial of the Dead, why are German phrases added to the poem?

2. What language is used after Mrs. Porter is described in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

3. What does the narrator say must be kept from the garden?

4. What departs at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?

5. According to this poet, what is the cruelest month?

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