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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Phaedrus' destination in Chapter 17?
(a) Another bar.
(b) His boat.
(c) His hotel room.
(d) His publisher's office.

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

5. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Biological.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Intellectual.

6. From whose point-of-view is Chapter 18 told?
(a) Lila.
(b) Phaedrus.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Fatso.

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

8. What does Lila plan to be her final destination after getting a drink at the restaurant in Chapter 18?
(a) The boat.
(b) Church.
(c) The hotel room.
(d) Jamie's house.

9. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Bandito.
(c) Spot.
(d) Astrix.

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

11. To what does Lila physically compare herself in Chapter 23?
(a) A grandmother.
(b) An addict.
(c) A troll.
(d) A Halloween witch.

12. What does Lila pull from the water at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) A bottle with a message.
(b) A length of chain.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A doll.

13. 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?
(a) Veterans.
(b) The Germans.
(c) Victorians.
(d) American Indians.

14. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) Seattle.
(d) New York City.

15. According to Phaedrus, the Victorians believe that the patterns of society will always dominate the patterns of _______.
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Quality.
(d) Biology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?

2. Which of the following relationships did not appear to be the most pertinent to Lila from her childhood?

3. 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?

4. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?

5. What were Phaedrus's headmaster's thoughts on the concepts of grace and morals?

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