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

Short Answer Questions

1. The shadowy figure keeping the Narrator from opening the door in his dreams is

2. Phaedrus was admitted to the program, but

3. Phaedrus was a student at

4. The hyped-up, supermodern style of life is another

5. Dialectic pertains to all the following EXCEPT

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Narrator says it is good to be in a state of "stuckness." What is "stuckness" and why is a good? What does it allow one's mind to do? Give an example of the Narrator being stuck and then using it to do or say something better than he would have if he had kept going in the original direction.

Essay Topic 2

Plato often used names for his characters that suggested the nature of their personalities. When the author chose the name "Phaedrus," he thought it meant wolf. When the Narrator is describing Phaedrus' contemplations, he describes a meeting with a timber wolf (chapter 7). How does the reader come to the conclusion that Phaedrus and wolf have some commonalities? "Phaedrus" actually means brilliant while "lykos" means wolf in Greek. Explain how both wolf and brilliant apply to Phaedrus / the Narrator.

Essay Topic 3

What does the bottom of the ocean symbolize? Do you think the Narrator and Chris meet there? What do they find out about themselves and each other as they attempt to meet? What is the result?

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