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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Through the study of what group of people does Phaedrus hope to understand the scientific concerns and patterns that will help society sustain itself while still evolving?

3. Of what were the Victorians apparently ignorant during the onset of World War I?

4. What city does Phaedrus believe to be the most dynamic on earth?

5. From whose point-of-view is Chapter 23 told?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Victorian mindset leave society unprepared to deal with the realities of World War I?

2. What does Lila discover when she goes to pay for her bill at the restaurant?

3. What sort of thoughts occur to Lila as she wanders the streets in Chapter 23 before she loses touch with reality?

4. What is Lila's motivation in asking Jamie to join her and Phaedrus?

5. What ideas does Phaedrus develop about Victorian beliefs in Chapter 21?

6. What does Lila offer to Jamie and how do both he and Phaedrus react?

7. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

8. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

9. How does Phaedrus's musings on the Victorians bring him back to his initial ideas on the American Indians?

10. How does Phaedrus connect the Zen concept of hell to celebrity?

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