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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. How does Tiresias know the typist does not love the merchant?

2. Who is described as rudely forced in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

3. How long does the Thames run in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

4. What does the narrator hear behind him Part III, The Fire Sermon?

5. Where did Phlebas die in Part IV, Death by Water?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Mr. Eugenides in The Fire Sermon?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The figure of Philomel is included in many sections of this poem. Who is she and why is she included in this poem?

Essay Topic 2

Allusion is heavily used in this poem. What are some instances of allusion, and how does this literary devise add to the poem?

Essay Topic 3

Eliot references war many times throughout this poem. What are some of these references, and how do they affect the tone of the poem?

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