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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 _________."

2. For what reasons does this actor come to see Phaedrus in Chapter 19?

3. Where is Lila in Chapter 23?

4. What city does Phaedrus compare to a giant?

5. Why does Phaedrus consider himself to part of the hulking "Giant" from Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lila decide she needs to leave Phaedrus?

3. Why does Lila stop at the restaurant in Chapter 18?

4. What are the two different cultural evaluations of Phaedrus?

5. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

6. What does Phaedrus deduce about Lila from his meeting with her friends?

7. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

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

9. What role does Robert Redford play in this book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the many roles New York City plays in this book, in terms of setting, metaphors, and symbolism.

Essay Topic 2

Use the Metaphysics of Quality to describe the mysterious bonds between Rigel and Lila.

Essay Topic 3

Compose an essay about the significance of the doll.

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