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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?
(a) Hedonism.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Customs.
(d) Intellectuals.

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

6. What replaced social snobbery after World War I?
(a) Biological.
(b) Sexual.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Spiritual.

7. Which of the following relationships did not appear to be the most pertinent to Lila from her childhood?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

10. When Lila goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant, she realizes that her wallet and her _____ have been stolen from her purse.
(a) Identification.
(b) Makeup.
(c) Keys.
(d) Pills.

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

12. To what does Phaedrus compare the underground manholes of his current location in Chapter 17?
(a) Lungs.
(b) Arteries.
(c) Kidney.
(d) Heart.

13. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?
(a) Hero.
(b) Nerd.
(c) Moral degenerate.
(d) Romantic partner.

14. What fault does Phaedrus find with the Victorian concept of morals?
(a) There is no deep intellectualism.
(b) It no longer fits the needs of modern society.
(c) Victorian morality was too deeply entrenched in spiritualism.
(d) The Victorians were highly corrupt.

15. What does Lila leave with the waiter when she is unable to pay her bill?
(a) Phaedrus's name.
(b) The hotel in which Phaedrus is staying.
(c) The location and name of the boat.
(d) Phaedrus's publisher's address and phone number.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Phaedrus consider himself to part of the hulking "Giant" from Chapter 17?

3. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?

4. What flashback does Lila experience when she hallucinates seeing her childhood dog?

5. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?

(see the answer keys)

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