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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. What makes it impossible for the narrator to hear all the things he misses in Part V, What the Thunder Said?
(a) There is no water
(b) He is at war
(c) He lost his hearing
(d) There is no time

2. What does the narrator warn Lil will happen if she does not give Albert what he wants?
(a) He will leave her
(b) He will take it if she does not give it
(c) He will find it elsewhere
(d) He will beat her

3. Who is with Mrs. Porter when a light shines on her in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Her daughter
(b) Her mother
(c) Her sister
(d) Her lover

4. Whom does the third person symbolize in Part V, What the Thunder Said?
(a) Christ
(b) The virgin
(c) The spirit
(d) The chancellor

5. What does the narrator compare to Phlebas in Part IV, Death by Water?
(a) All sailors
(b) Himself
(c) Society
(d) The reader

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do when leaving Lil’s house?

2. How many children does Lil have?

3. In a Game of Chess, what type of perfume does the rich woman own?

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

5. What negative side effect does Lil experience from the medication?

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