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

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

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

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

5. 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) Customs.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Hedonism.
(d) Intellectuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Lila physically compare herself in Chapter 23?

2. For what sort of Quality does Phaedrus believe Lila only looks?

3. What is Phaedrus' destination in Chapter 17?

4. What is Lila's nickname for Phaedrus?

5. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

8. What are the two different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus?

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

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

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