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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 does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?

2. When considering the surviving veterans of World War I, what about their attitude altered the social landscape after the war?

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

4. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?

5. According to Phaedrus, the Zen definition of ____ is to see life everywhere but to be unable to participate.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the static patterns of evolution in order to explain how Lila ends up in Rigel's care at the end of the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence of Victorian values versus the influence of the American Indians in society.

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