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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V. What the Thunder Said.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Phlebas die in Part IV, Death by Water?
(a) In a river
(b) At sea
(c) In prison
(d) At home

2. What will bring Sweeney to Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) A dream
(b) A horse
(c) A favorable wind
(d) A motor

3. What does the narrator call Lil because she is ambivalent about her marriage?
(a) A fool
(b) All of the above
(c) A heathen
(d) A whore

4. How does the narrator speak near the Thames?
(a) Loud
(b) False
(c) All of those things listed here
(d) Long

5. What does the narrator say must be kept from the garden?
(a) The dog
(b) The elements
(c) The sun
(d) The children

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Burial of the Dead, what do hyacinths symbolize?

2. What word is repeated by the man with the rich woman in a Game of Chess?

3. What is described as obedient at the end of the poem?

4. Who hurt Philomel in a Game of Chess?

5. What does the merchant not notice about the typist in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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