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

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

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

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

5. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?
(a) Phaedrus's publisher's office.
(b) The bar.
(c) The hotel room.
(d) The streets.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?

4. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?

5. Why is Jamie suspicious of Lila's offer in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Phaedrus's analogy of New York City to a giant.

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

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

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

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

10. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

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