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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 war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?

2. What does Lila contemplate swearing off forever as she makes her way back to Phaedrus?

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

4. What weapon is particularly mentioned in Chapter 22 as helping to have changed the world's outlook on war?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Lila driven by her delusions in Chapter 23?

9. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

10. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss sanity versus insanity in the Metaphysics of Quality.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Using Phaedrus's theories, discuss Lila's mental breakdown in-depth.

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