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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. What instrument does the narrator hear while walking along Lower Thames Street?

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

3. In Part III, The Fire Sermon, what do the departed forget to leave?

4. What departs at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Tiresias described in The Fire Sermon?

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

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

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

7. Who is Phlebas in Death by Water?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this poem. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the poem?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Historical figures are included in this poem. Who are they, and what effect does this inclusion have on the poem?

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