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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 day
(b) A fortnight
(c) A year
(d) A month

2. Whom does the narrator know in the Unreal City?
(a) Stetson
(b) Stewart
(c) Stephen
(d) Stanley

3. What does the poet say keeps us warm in the winter?
(a) Hope
(b) Fires
(c) Snow
(d) Embraces

4. What is at the narrator’s back in the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The life he leaves behind
(b) A cold blast
(c) The sun
(d) A pile of leaves

5. In the Burial of the Dead, what God shows up in the tarot cards?
(a) The God of War
(b) The God of Love
(c) The God of Fertility
(d) The God of Wine

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Thames run at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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

3. What does Mr. Eugenides have in his pocket?

4. What revives the dull roots in the Burial of the Dead?

5. How long does the Thames run in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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