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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. Who wins the bet about the movie Oedipa and Metzger are watching while staying at the motel?
2. In a letter from a legal firm, what does Pierce Inverarity request Oedipa do for him?
3. What does Oedipa tell Dr. Hilarius that she doesn't trust?
4. What is the current occupation of the actor who is playing Metzger in the TV pilot?
5. What does Oedipa use to fend off the advances of the manager of the Echo Courts Motel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the Paranoids set outside the door of Oedipa's room?
2. Why does the manager of the Echo Courts think Oedipa is trying to seduce him?
3. How can electronic music be performed live at The Scope bar?
4. Who was the Peter Pinguid Society named for?
5. What aspect of Mucho's job does Oedipa compare to a religious officiant conducting a ceremony?
6. What is scribbled next to a message advertising the WASTE group on the bathroom wall of The Scope?
7. Why is Di Presso hiding in a boat at Fangoso Lagoons to avoid his client?
8. Why does the moment Oedipa sees San Narciso from a hilltop have a religious quality to her?
9. What does Oedipa do in the bathroom of the Echo Courts motel room prior to playing a game with Metzger?
10. As Oedipa seeks a motel to escape the illusion of speed and freedom that driving provides, to what does she compare the road?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how Chapter 4 of The Crying of Lot 49 shows Oedipa involved in a process of meaning creation. Give at least four specific examples from events in the chapter.
Essay Topic 2
One of the themes of The Crying of Lot 49 is that technology does not reveal truth. How is this demonstrated in Chapter 5? Are there other examples of this theme in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
How is Oedipa figured as a modern Rapunzel locked in a tower from which no prince can free her? How does Pynchon repeatedly emphasize that what confines her is visited upon her from outside? How does this mystery of what constitutes this malignant external force drive the entire narrative of The Crying of Lot 49?
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