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What is the main topic of the text?
What is the main topic of the text?
- A psychiatrist's perspective on modern life
- The existence of a third level at Grand Central Station (correct)
- The development of railways in the United States
- The history of stamp collecting
What does the text imply about the narrator's belief in the third level at Grand Central Station?
What does the text imply about the narrator's belief in the third level at Grand Central Station?
- It is a recent development in the history of Grand Central Station
- It is dismissed as a waking dream by the narrator's friends (correct)
- It is supported by evidence from the railway presidents
- It is widely accepted by everyone who visits Grand Central Station
What does the psychiatrist friend suggest about the third level at Grand Central Station?
What does the psychiatrist friend suggest about the third level at Grand Central Station?
- It is a hidden passage for railway workers
- It is an area dedicated to historical exhibits
- It is a place for stamp collectors to meet
- It is a symbol of escape from the modern world (correct)
Why does the narrator mention his stamp collection in the text?
Why does the narrator mention his stamp collection in the text?
Flashcards
What is the third level?
What is the third level?
A fictional, undiscovered level at Grand Central Station.
Narrator's 'Third Level' belief?
Narrator's 'Third Level' belief?
The narrator believes the third level is a means to escape the stress and anxieties of the modern world, but others see it differently.
Psychiatrist's view of the Third Level
Psychiatrist's view of the Third Level
The psychiatrist views the third level as a waking-dream wish fulfillment, symbolizing the narrator's desire to escape from modern life.
Why mention Stamp collecting?
Why mention Stamp collecting?
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