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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oedipa compares Mucho's angst about his work to what?
(a) Memories of combat.
(b) Mental acuity.
(c) Metamorphism.
(d) Memories of competition.

2. What is the occupation of Mucho Maas?
(a) Radio station disc jockey.
(b) Real estate mogul.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Used car salesman.

3. Who saves Oedipa, Metzger and their friends after they are stranded on the island in the middle of Fangoso Lagoons?
(a) Fangoso Lagoons Diving Team.
(b) San Narciso Police.
(c) Fangoso Lagoons Security Force.
(d) Inverarity's Security Force.

4. Genghis Cohen claims that the stamp, which depicts a Pony Express rider galloping out of a western fort into a black feather, is what?
(a) Priceless.
(b) Rare.
(c) Counterfeit.
(d) Extinct.

5. Whose address in Berkeley does Stanley Koteks give to Oedipa?
(a) The WASTE group.
(b) Pierce Inverarity.
(c) Zapf's Used Books.
(d) John Nefastis.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Mucho and Oedipa eat at a pizzeria, what does Mucho notice about one violin heard on the Muzak playing in the restaurant?

2. Mucho's boss, Funch, says Mucho is losing his identity and becoming more ________.

3. What is the name of the bar that Oedipa and Metzger go to near the Yoyodyne plant?

4. What is on the huge sign advertising the Echo Courts Motel?

5. Oedipa compares the initial contact with _____________ to a performance where the costumes of historical figuration are thickly layered.

(see the answer key)

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