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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Oedipa end up at the desk of Stanley Koteks?
(a) She gets lost on a tour of Yoyodyne.
(b) They are former lovers.
(c) She is directed there by voices in her head.
(d) She follows the WASTE symbols.

2. Bortz hands Oedipa an ancient book about the _________ travels of Dr. Diocletian Blobb.
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) Roman.

3. Despite a lack of specific facts, what does Mike Fallopian say took place in 1864?
(a) The first military confrontation between Russia and America.
(b) The first anti-communist rally in America.
(c) The first secret postal service.
(d) The first military confrontation between Iran and America.

4. What scientific rule does the Nefastis Machine violate?
(a) The Law of Triads.
(b) Second Law of Thermodynamics.
(c) First Law of Thermodynamics.
(d) The WASTE Law.

5. How did Oedipa know Pierce Inverarity?
(a) He was a former lover.
(b) He was her ex-husband.
(c) He was her lawyer.
(d) He was her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Suffering nightmares and various symptoms, Oedipa goes to a doctor and requests a pregnancy test under what name?

2. Who does Oedipa find in a pseudo-Mexican apartment building in Berkeley?

3. Who is the television character that Oedipa's lawyer is writing about?

4. After finding a copy of Plays of Ford, Webster, Tourneur and Wharfinger, Oedipa discovers a note that says "trystero" may be derived from the Italian word "triste." What does this word mean?

5. The name Tristero can be traced back to Hernando Joaquin de Tristero y Calavera who claimed to be _________ and thus the rightful Grand Master of the Post.

(see the answer key)

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