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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lila's destination in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) The boat.
(b) Phaedrus's hotel room.
(c) Jamie's house.
(d) Her apartment.

2. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) New York City.

3. When Lila panics over the missing items in her purse, what information is revealed about her past in Chapter 18?
(a) Jamie is her ex-husband.
(b) She never had a daughter, as she told Phaedrus.
(c) She was once in a hospital, presumably a mental one.
(d) She had once been arrested.

4. When Lila goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant, she realizes that her wallet and her _____ have been stolen from her purse.
(a) Makeup.
(b) Pills.
(c) Keys.
(d) Identification.

5. In Chapter 22, what changed the physical landscape of the social population?
(a) Hedonism.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Technology.
(d) Literacy.

6. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?
(a) Nerd.
(b) Hero.
(c) Romantic partner.
(d) Moral degenerate.

7. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?
(a) Biological.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Sexual.

8. What were Phaedrus's headmaster's thoughts on the concepts of grace and morals?
(a) One could only be granted these by spiritual means.
(b) One could only aspire to them.
(c) One was born with them.
(d) One lost them over time.

9. What does Lila plan to be her final destination after getting a drink at the restaurant in Chapter 18?
(a) Church.
(b) The boat.
(c) Jamie's house.
(d) The hotel room.

10. What does Lila leave with the waiter when she is unable to pay her bill?
(a) The location and name of the boat.
(b) Phaedrus's publisher's address and phone number.
(c) Phaedrus's name.
(d) The hotel in which Phaedrus is staying.

11. What Hollywood actor comes to see Phaedrus?
(a) Paul Newman.
(b) Clint Eastwood.
(c) Peter O'Toole.
(d) Robert Redford.

12. For what reasons does Phaedrus initially grant the film rights to the actor in Chapter 19?
(a) Phaedrus owes too much money to pass up the opportunity.
(b) Phaedrus is confident his work will be done justice.
(c) Phaedrus is star struck.
(d) Phaedrus wants to spread his message through any medium posible.

13. According to Phaedrus, the Victorians believe that the patterns of society will always dominate the patterns of _______.
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Quality.
(c) Biology.
(d) Intellect.

14. What war ostensibly marked the end of Victorian values?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) Korean War.
(d) Vietnam War.

15. What is the name of Lila's childhood dog?
(a) Spot.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Bandito.
(d) Astrix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?

2. What is Lila's state-of-mind at the end of Chapter 18 when she leaves the restaurant?

3. What does Lila pull from the water at the end of Chapter 23?

4. How does Lila feel about Phaedrus after meeting with Jamie and Fatso?

5. What flashback does Lila experience when she hallucinates seeing her childhood dog?

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