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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 hear behind him Part III, The Fire Sermon?

2. How does the narrator speak near the Thames?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tiresias witness in The Fire Sermon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Phlebas in Death by Water?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lil is a very important character in the story. Why is this and what message does her presence send?

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

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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