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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?

2. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?

3. What replaced social snobbery after World War I?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What ideas does Phaedrus develop about Victorian beliefs in Chapter 21?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Phaedrus's method of working on his project in regards to how he functions within his own theories.

Essay Topic 2

Use the Metaphysics of Quality to describe the mysterious bonds between Rigel and Lila.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the many roles New York City plays in this book, in terms of setting, metaphors, and symbolism.

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