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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the typist get her food?

2. What shines on Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

3. How long has Phlebas been dead in Part IV, Death by Water?

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

5. Who loiters near the Thames in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Phlebas in Death by Water?

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

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

5. Why is Mr. Eugenides included in The Fire Sermon?

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

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

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

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

10. How is Tiresias described in The Fire Sermon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many foreign languages used in this poem. What is the significance of using foreign languages?

Essay Topic 2

The poet sends some strong messages in this poem. What do you think is the main message of this poem?

Essay Topic 3

Eliot presents the idea that lust and passion are mostly negative things. How does he make this point?

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