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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. Who is described as rudely forced in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Philomel
(b) Mrs. Porter
(c) Venus
(d) Elizabeth
2. What shines on Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The stars
(b) The search light
(c) The moon
(d) The sun
3. Where are bones of the bodies littered on the ground cast in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The bin
(b) The garret
(c) The foxes hole
(d) The water
4. What language does Mr. Eugenides use he speaks to the narrator?
(a) English
(b) French
(c) German
(d) Greek
5. How does Tiresias know the typist does not love the merchant?
(a) She is grateful to see him leave
(b) She is not satisfied with his love making
(c) All things listed here
(d) She is unresponsive to his advances
Short Answer Questions
1. How many times is the word, ‘Twit’ repeated in succession in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
2. What animal creeps through the vegetation in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
3. What is at the narrator’s back in the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
4. What is the narrator doing when an animal is seen creeping through the vegetation in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
5. What does Richmond promise the narrator in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the main message of this section of The Fire Sermon?
2. How does The Fire Sermon end, and what does it mean?
3. What is the significance of the title Death by Water?
4. How is Mrs. Porter described in The Fire Sermon?
5. Why is Mr. Eugenides included in The Fire Sermon?
6. What does Tiresias witness in The Fire Sermon?
7. How is Tiresias described in The Fire Sermon?
8. In The Fire Sermon, what does Richmond, promise and how does the narrator respond to this?
9. What do the words, “jug, jug, jug” refer to in The Fire Sermon?
10. What does the river mentioned at the beginning of The Fire Sermon symbolize?
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