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

2. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Physics.

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

4. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?
(a) Their government would not protect them.
(b) They were the invading army.
(c) Their armies were poorly equipped.
(d) Their sons were being sent off to die.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Hollywood actor comes to see Phaedrus?

2. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 22, what changed the physical landscape of the social population?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lila offer to Jamie and how do both he and Phaedrus react?

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

6. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

7. Why does Lila stop at the restaurant in Chapter 18?

8. How does Phaedrus's musings on the Victorians bring him back to his initial ideas on the American Indians?

9. What is Lila's motivation in asking Jamie to join her and Phaedrus?

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

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