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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator weep at beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Near the Danube
(b) Near the Thames
(c) Near the White Cliffs
(d) Near the Waters of Leman

2. What shines on Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The stars
(b) The sun
(c) The search light
(d) The moon

3. How does the Thames run at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Boldly
(b) Gracefully
(c) Softly
(d) Quietly

4. What color is the hour when Tiresias is watching?
(a) Violet
(b) Coral
(c) Pink
(d) Indigo

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal creeps through the vegetation in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

2. Who is with Mrs. Porter when a light shines on her in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

3. How is the belly of the animal that creeps through the vegetation described in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

4. How many times is the word, ‘Twit’ repeated in succession in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

5. Where is the animal found creeping among the vegetation in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In The Fire Sermon, what does the typist do when she comes home?

2. How does The Fire Sermon end, and what does it mean?

3. What does Tiresias witness in The Fire Sermon?

4. In The Fire Sermon, what does Richmond, promise and how does the narrator respond to this?

5. What do the words, “jug, jug, jug” refer to in The Fire Sermon?

6. In The Fire Sermon, what does the typist do when her lover leaves?

7. What is the main idea of the last section of Death by Water?

8. How is Mrs. Porter described in The Fire Sermon?

9. How is Tiresias described in The Fire Sermon?

10. Who is Phlebas in Death by Water?

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