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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 does the narrator say humble people expect from him in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

2. With what does Mrs. Porter wash her feet inPart III, The Fire Sermon?

3. What color is the hour when Tiresias is watching?

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

5. What sweats out of the river in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Phlebas in Death by Water?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The pursuit of happiness is a common theme found in this poem. What parts of the poem embody this theme, and how does the pursuit of happiness affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Two different relationships are compared in A Game of Chess. Why does the poet included these different relationship, and what do they symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Thunder is a very symbolic figure in this poem. Where does it appear, and what does it mean to the rest of the poem?

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