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

Short Answer Questions

1. If a person's motorcycle backfires sometimes, what type of gumption trap would that be?

2. The forest near the bottom of the canyon consists mainly of

3. Value is all the following EXCEPT

4. The resolution of specific problems of conscience, duty or conduct by using or interpreting ethical principles or religious doctrines is called

5. The three rhetorical options Phaedrus had available to him included all EXCEPT

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Phaedrus was a good father? Do you think the Narrator at the beginning of the book was a good father? Do you think the Narrator at the end of the book was a good father? Back your answers with examples to prove your points.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The allegory of a physical mountain for a spiritual one is quite common in religious literature. In what ways can the Narrator's journey to reconnect with himself be compared to climbing a mountain?

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