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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. The high meadow is welcome like
2. Signs that they were approaching the High Plains included all EXCEPT
3. Sylvia is frightened by
4. Chris relates that whichever child saw their father first
5. Phaedrus was despondent about his inability to
Short Essay Questions
1. Which question would you prefer to ask your friends: "What's new?" or "What is best?" Which question would you rather have people ask you?
2. What aspects of teaching were frustrating for Phaedrus?
3. Sentence fragments are exchanged between the Narrator and the young woman who comes into the classroom. What do we learn about rumors concerning Phaedrus (the Narrator) that circulated in the English department? What do you think is the young woman's role at the university at this time?
4. Explain one of his more radical teaching techniques.
5. Chris' Indian friend's grandmother said that ghosts appear when someone has not been buried right. How does that relate to the discussions of the Narrator about Phaedrus? At what times and in what places does Phaedrus appear?
6. What are some of the things John likes about Miles City, Montana? What do these indicate about the city? About John?
7. Give an example of each type of logic.
8. How does the Narrator know that Phaedrus existed?
9. Goethe's poem captures what may be at stake for the Narrator and Chris on this trip or at this point in their lives. Use the discussion of Chris, the ideas of Phaedrus up to this point, and what is said about the poem to explain how the poem captures what is going on in the Narrator's mind.
10. What is the difference between "What's new?" and "What is best?" What type of answer might you get to each question? Which question would you prefer to ask your friends? Which question would you rather have people ask you?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At what point in the book did you realize that Phaedrus and the Narrator are the same person? What clues are given? At what point do the two actually merge into one and the same person in the book? Give reasons for your answer.
Essay Topic 2
How can technology best be pursued and used to enrich human life rather than degrading humans? Give examples. How can technology be art? Can you think of some examples?
Essay Topic 3
What does Chris want to "go back" to? What does he miss? Is it possible for him, or for them, to go back? Why or why not? What will it take to go forward?
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