The Crying of Lot 49 Quiz

Thomas Pynchon

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What kind of music is played at the bar near the Yoyodyne plant? (from Chapter 3)

Alternative.

Classical.

Electronic.

Country.

2.

As Oedipa sits in the apartment in Berkeley concentrating and awaiting the demon's message, what is on the TV? (from Chapter 5)

Cartoons.

News about China.

News about Viet Nam.

Metzger's movie.

3.

According to Stanley Koteks, who are the only ones who can work the Nefastis Machine? (from Chapter 4)

Sensitives.

Demons.

Demonstrators.

Scientists.

4.

When Oedipa returns to the bar near the Yoyodyne plant, who does she find surrounded by women and dressed in army fatigues as if he were a guerrilla leader? (from Chapter 6)

Metzger.

Mucho.

Mike Fallopian.

Miles.

5.

Oedipa flees Berkley in Chapter 5 and finds herself on a freeway at rush hour, heading for _________. (from Chapter 5)

San Francisco.

The wharf.

The Bay Bridge.

Los Angelos.

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