The answer is:
mental maps of reality
Shelby remembers from her anthropology class that racial categories are determined by mental maps of reality.
Mental maps of reality is a persons point-of-view perception of their area of interaction. We all have mental maps we carry around in our heads to make sense of the geographical world around us.
He tells John that he would like the "experiment" (of John living in London society) to continue. In other words, he is interested in continuing to experiment with John's life at John's expense.
Answer:
Because they wanted to end the conflict between them, but the king did not even look at it.