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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 are bones of the bodies littered on the ground cast in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The foxes hole
(b) The bin
(c) The garret
(d) The water

2. What departs at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The light
(b) The love
(c) The nymphs
(d) The summer

3. What color are the bodies littered on the ground in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Gray
(b) Blue
(c) White
(d) Brown

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

5. What does Mr. Eugenides have in his pocket?
(a) Tacks
(b) Rocks
(c) Currants
(d) Coins

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare to Phlebas in Part IV, Death by Water?

2. What does Richmond promise the narrator in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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

4. Where does the typist get her food?

5. What language does Mr. Eugenides use he speaks to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main message of this section of The Fire Sermon?

2. Why are Elizabeth and Leicester mentioned in The Fire Sermon, what?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of the title Death by Water?

8. What is the significance of the title of The Fire Sermon?

9. Who is Phlebas in Death by Water?

10. What does the river mentioned at the beginning of The Fire Sermon symbolize?

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