Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Prufrock goes to kind of a dump to eat his oysters. How do we know this oyster place is sketchy?
The cooks have stained aprons
There's sawdust on the floors
There are visible rat traps
It smells of insecticide
Q. Prufrock repeatedly imagines entering what place to find his lover?
Churches
Libraries
Rooms
The Thames
Q. What happens to Prufrock once he ends up in the ocean?
He drowns
He swims the Channel
He sings with the mermaids
He floats back to shore
Q. Why are the "retreats" referred to as "muttering"?
Because they are actually muttering
Because they are full of muttering people
Because the way they echo sounds like muttering
Because the darkness is the visual equivalent of muttering
Q. Within what room does Prufrock suggest the evening is contained?
A surgery
A confessional
A sitting room
A roller rink