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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lila believe stole her wallet and other items from her purse?
(a) Fatso.
(b) She thinks she must have lost them herself.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Phaedrus.

2. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) Seattle.
(d) New York City.

3. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?
(a) The bar.
(b) Phaedrus's publisher's office.
(c) The hotel room.
(d) The streets.

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

5. For what reasons does this actor come to see Phaedrus in Chapter 19?
(a) He wishes to get the film rights for Phaedrus's book.
(b) He is hiring Phaedurs as a consultant on a new movie.
(c) He is considering hiring Phaedrus as a life coach.
(d) He wants Phaedrus's autograph.

6. Why does Phaedrus leave the bar in Chapter 16?
(a) He is angry that Lila is trying to bring her friends on his boat.
(b) Lila is becoming drunker and verbally abusive towards him.
(c) He has to make it to a meeting with his publisher.
(d) He is not feeling well.

7. What fault does Phaedrus find with the Victorian concept of morals?
(a) The Victorians were highly corrupt.
(b) Victorian morality was too deeply entrenched in spiritualism.
(c) There is no deep intellectualism.
(d) It no longer fits the needs of modern society.

8. To what does Phaedrus compare the Giant of his city analogy in Chapter 17?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

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

10. Why does Phaedrus consider himself to part of the hulking "Giant" from Chapter 17?
(a) His books are popular in that city.
(b) His publisher lives in that city.
(c) He vacations frequently in that city.
(d) He supports that city politically.

11. Phaedrus begins to regret his decision to give the film rights over to the actor when he remembers what his attorney told him: "If you love your book, don't sell it to _________."
(a) Another artist.
(b) New York.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Anyone.

12. What flashback does Lila experience when she hallucinates seeing her childhood dog?
(a) A house fire that resulted in her mother's death.
(b) Her sister going into labor.
(c) Her grandfather's heart attack.
(d) A car crash that killed someone close to her.

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

14. What does Lila contemplate swearing off forever as she makes her way back to Phaedrus?
(a) Men.
(b) Intellectualism.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

15. From whose point-of-view is Chapter 18 told?
(a) Fatso.
(b) Lila.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Phaedrus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Phaedrus, the Victorians believe that the patterns of society will always dominate the patterns of _______.

2. What Quality does Phaedrus believe is beyond Lila in Chapter 17?

3. What is Phaedrus' destination in Chapter 17?

4. What area of science will likely be the one that helps scientifically govern society, according to Phaedrus's theory in Chapter 22?

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

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