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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with the wind, what brings about Lila's breakdown at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Engine roar.
(c) Police lights.
(d) A crippling headache.

2. Why does Lila leave her boyfriend?
(a) She is bored with him.
(b) He beats her.
(c) He is cheating on her.
(d) She falls in love with Phaedrus.

3. What does Rigel believe will result from what he sees as Phaedrus's dangerous analysis of their culture in Chapter 6?
(a) People will allow society to become chaotic.
(b) People will become more despondent.
(c) People will invent their own morality.
(d) People will abandon their religious duties.

4. Who does Lila believe stole her wallet and other items from her purse?
(a) Fatso.
(b) She thinks she must have lost them herself.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Phaedrus.

5. In relation to Rigel, what label does Phaedrus give people who he believes are "gaudy, fraudulent, ornamental peacocks"?
(a) Anti-progressives.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) Victorians.
(d) Prudes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus that he ponders after his meeting with the actor?

2. According to Phaedrus, the Victorians believe that the patterns of society will always dominate the patterns of _______.

3. When Lila goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant, she realizes that her wallet and her _____ have been stolen from her purse.

4. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?

5. Phaedrus begins to regret his decision to give the film rights over to the actor when he remembers what his attorney told him: "If you love your book, don't sell it to _________."

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