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

2. Which of the following is not one of the perceptions Phaedrus believes people such as Lila, Rigel, and the famous actor have of him?

3. For what reasons did Phaedrus believe that the Victorians were directly responsible for the roaring 20s?

4. What does Phaedrus regard as being the term that encompasses the conflict between social and intellectual patterns?

5. What fault does Phaedrus find with the Victorian concept of morals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lila leave the name of the boat with the waiter and what does this imply about her plans?

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

3. Describe Jamie and Fatso.

4. What are Phaedrus's thoughts on the static and dynamic patterns of New York City?

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

6. How is Lila driven by her delusions in Chapter 23?

7. How does war factor into the Victorian beliefs?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss sanity versus insanity in the Metaphysics of Quality.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the idea of a flawed "first division" and how Phaedrus's theories are to correct it.

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