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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What weapon is particularly mentioned in Chapter 22 as helping to have changed the world's outlook on war?
(a) Atom bomb.
(b) Bayonets.
(c) Gatling gun.
(d) Nuclear weapons.

3. 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 never had a daughter, as she told Phaedrus.
(c) She was once in a hospital, presumably a mental one.
(d) She had once been arrested.

4. For what sort of Quality does Phaedrus believe Lila only looks?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Social.
(c) Biological.
(d) Spiritual.

5. Why is Jamie suspicious of Lila's offer in Chapter 16?
(a) He does not trust Phaedrus to not rob him.
(b) He believes Phaedrus is actually smuggling drugs.
(c) He knows Lila is in love with him.
(d) He knows she is trying to pull a scam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 22, what does Phaedrus believe was the view of battle before World War I?

3. What does Phaedrus believe to be the last static social pattern in history?

4. For what reasons does Phaedrus initially grant the film rights to the actor in Chapter 19?

5. How does Jamie react to Lila's offer to bring him on board as a crew member?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Phaedrus's thoughts on the static and dynamic patterns of New York City?

2. How does Phaedrus connect the Zen concept of hell to celebrity?

3. What does Phaedrus deduce about Lila from his meeting with her friends?

4. What role does Robert Redford play in this book?

5. How did the Victorian mindset leave society unprepared to deal with the realities of World War I?

6. Why does Lila decide she needs to leave Phaedrus?

7. What does Lila discover when she goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant?

8. How did intellect begin to replace societal concerns after World War I?

9. What sort of thoughts occur to Lila as she wanders the streets in Chapter 23 before she loses touch with reality?

10. Why does Lila leave the name of the boat with the waiter and what does this imply about her plans?

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