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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 24-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does Rigel take Lila at the end of Chapter 31?
(a) Rochester.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Oxford.

2. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?
(a) Phaedrus's publisher's office.
(b) The hotel room.
(c) The bar.
(d) The streets.

3. What is the name of the disgraced genius who Phaedrus discovers shared his ideas on the role of American Indians to the American lifestyle?
(a) James Holden.
(b) William James Sidis.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) Verne Dusenberry.

4. How does Lila feel about Phaedrus after meeting with Jamie and Fatso?
(a) She feels guilty that she angered him.
(b) She is angry at him.
(c) She is worried about him.
(d) She feels sorry for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the pursuit of discovering what is right and wrong, what could no longer be blindly trusted in the early days after World War II?

2. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?

3. What does Phaedrus believe has occurred with the doll Lila abandoned on his boat?

4. To what ceremony does Phaedrus accompany Dusenberry in Chapter 3?

5. Through the study of what group of people does Phaedrus hope to understand the scientific concerns and patterns that will help society sustain itself while still evolving?

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