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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will bring Sweeney to Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) A horse
(b) A dream
(c) A motor
(d) A favorable wind

2. What sweats out of the river in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Rainbows of muck
(b) Fish
(c) Life and death
(d) Oil and tar

3. How long does the Thames run in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Until the song is over
(b) Until the sun returns
(c) Until the end of time
(d) Until it freezes over

4. In Part III, The Fire Sermon, what do the departed forget to leave?
(a) Their addresses
(b) Their intentions
(c) Their luggage
(d) Their dues

5. What does the merchant not notice about the typist in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) She is with child
(b) She has another lover
(c) She does not want his advances
(d) She is in pain

6. What color is the land as the wind crosses it in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Black
(b) Green
(c) Brown
(d) Red

7. What shines on Mrs. Porter in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) The stars
(b) The moon
(c) The sun
(d) The search light

8. What instrument does the narrator hear while walking along Lower Thames Street?
(a) Lute
(b) Harmonica
(c) Harpsichord
(d) Mandolin

9. How is the belly of the animal that creeps through the vegetation described in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Bloody
(b) Strange
(c) Bulging
(d) Slimy

10. What happens season will Sweeney be brought to Mrs. Porter?
(a) Winter
(b) Summer
(c) Spring
(d) Fall

11. How does the narrator describe Phlebas when he was alive?
(a) All of those things listed here
(b) Handsome
(c) Strong
(d) Tall

12. How many times is the word, ‘Twit’ repeated in succession in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6

13. Who is described as rudely forced in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Philomel
(b) Venus
(c) Mrs. Porter
(d) Elizabeth

14. What language is used after Mrs. Porter is described in Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) French
(b) German
(c) Russian
(d) Latin

15. Where does the narrator weep at beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?
(a) Near the Thames
(b) Near the White Cliffs
(c) Near the Waters of Leman
(d) Near the Danube

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the typist get her food?

2. What animal creeps through the vegetation in Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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

4. Whose tent breaks at the beginning of Part III, The Fire Sermon?

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

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