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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lila panics over the missing items in her purse, what information is revealed about her past in Chapter 18?
(a) Jamie is her ex-husband.
(b) She had once been arrested.
(c) She never had a daughter, as she told Phaedrus.
(d) She was once in a hospital, presumably a mental one.

2. For what reasons does this actor come to see Phaedrus in Chapter 19?
(a) He wishes to get the film rights for Phaedrus's book.
(b) He is hiring Phaedurs as a consultant on a new movie.
(c) He wants Phaedrus's autograph.
(d) He is considering hiring Phaedrus as a life coach.

3. According to Phaedrus's reckoning in Chapter 17, what will the city (which is his current location) eventually do to the people that live there?
(a) Reward them.
(b) Devour them.
(c) Remove them.
(d) Laud them.

4. Why does Phaedrus leave the bar in Chapter 16?
(a) He is not feeling well.
(b) Lila is becoming drunker and verbally abusive towards him.
(c) He is angry that Lila is trying to bring her friends on his boat.
(d) He has to make it to a meeting with his publisher.

5. What school did Phaedrus attend as a boy?
(a) Milford.
(b) Williamson.
(c) Blake.
(d) Yale.

6. In Chapter 22, what does Phaedrus believe was the view of battle before World War I?
(a) Natural.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Evil.

7. What were Phaedrus's headmaster's thoughts on the concepts of grace and morals?
(a) One was born with them.
(b) One could only be granted these by spiritual means.
(c) One lost them over time.
(d) One could only aspire to them.

8. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) World War I.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War II.

9. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) New York City.

10. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?
(a) The inability of the Victorians to let their society evolve resulted in a direct rebellion against the accepted behaviors.
(b) The Victorians were unable to pass their mindset down fully to their children.
(c) The Victorians' secret corruption was forced into the open by war.
(d) The Victorians refused to believe that they were capable of hedonism.

11. Why does Phaedrus consider himself to part of the hulking "Giant" from Chapter 17?
(a) He supports that city politically.
(b) He vacations frequently in that city.
(c) His books are popular in that city.
(d) His publisher lives in that city.

12. Where does Phaedrus believe the idea that the intellect reigns supreme over societal needs will lead the human race?
(a) Mediocrity.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Moral corruption.
(d) Destruction.

13. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) The boat.
(b) Jamie's house.
(c) Phaedrus's hotel room.
(d) Her apartment.

14. What flashback does Lila experience when she hallucinates seeing her childhood dog?
(a) A car crash that killed someone close to her.
(b) Her sister going into labor.
(c) A house fire that resulted in her mother's death.
(d) Her grandfather's heart attack.

15. Chapter 16 is told from the point of view of Jamie and ______.
(a) Fatso.
(b) Rigel.
(c) Phaedrus.
(d) Lila.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose point-of-view is Chapter 23 told?

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

3. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?

4. What does Lila pull from the water at the end of Chapter 23?

5. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?

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