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Vineland | Quiz

Thomas Pynchon
This Study Guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Vineland.

Vineland | Quiz

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1)

What do Frenesi and her husband have in common? (from Chapter 6)

They both want to be U.S. Marshalls.
They both have the same employer.
They are both the same age.
They are both informers for the government.
2)

Who does Prairie run into while in Los Angeles? (from Chapter 15)

Her father.
Her friend Che.
Her mother.
Her grandmother.
3)

Who is getting married in the Wayvone family? (from Chapter 7)

Ralph Wayvone's daughter.
Ralph Wayvone's son.
Ralph Wayvone.
Ralph Wayvone's niece.
4)

How long have Frenesi and Flash been collecting witness protection funds? (from Chapter 6)

Twenty years.
Eighteen years.
Twenty five years.
Fifteen years.
5)

Who does DL take Prairie to after Prairie reveals she is on the run from Brock Vond? (from Chapter 7)

The bride.
Carmine.
Ralph Wayvone.
Takeshi.
6)

What did Wayvone ask DL to do in the early 1970's? (from Chapter 9)

Help him find Frenesi.
Help him kill Vond.
Show him around Japan.
Help him find a bodyguard.
7)

Who do they ask to respond to the Thanatoids with them? (from Chapter 15)

Frenesi.
Vond.
Zoyd.
Prairie.
8)

Where did Hector get the television he is using? (from Chapter 15)

He took it from Zoyd's.
He took it from Ditzah's.
It was stolen from Tubaldetox.
He bought it.
9)

How does DL react when Prairie asks her how she met Takeshi? (from Chapter 8)

With laughter.
With tears and silence.
With sorrowful expression.
With an anguished scream.
10)

What is Ralph worried about on the morning of the wedding? (from Chapter 7)

His new son in law.
The flower arrangements.
The band that he has never heard before.
The caterer.
11)

Who is Dr. Larry Elasmo? (from Chapter 12)

A geologist.
A botanist.
A podiatrist to the rich and famous.
A Dentist with unusual practices.
12)

What does Takeshi Fumimota do for a living? (from Chapter 9)

He is an insurance investigator.
He is a teacher.
He is a bodyguard.
He is a barber.
13)

What sets off the theme music? (from Chapter 7)

Electronic surveillance.
The business card from Takeshi Fumimota.
DL's pager.
Prairie's phone.
14)

How does Vond affect Frenesi's outlook? (from Chapter 13)

She falls for him again and renews their affair.
She loses sight of herself.
She wants him instead of Zoyd.
She falls back into depression.
15)

Who tells Frenesi that their last government check is no good. (from Chapter 6)

A US Marshall.
A bank teller.
Brock Vond.
A supermarket clerk.
16)

What does Brock use the information for? (from Chapter 11)

To practice methods of bringing down Marxist countries.
To practice mob control.
To practice making arrests.
To practice his policing.
17)

What happens when Brock finds her? (from Chapter 13)

He has her arrested.
He convinces her to give Prairie up.
He tells her he loves her.
He arrests Zoyd.
18)

What will Prairie learn about the documentaries she sees footage of? (from Chapter 10)

They are sometimes biased.
They can be dangerous.
They do not tell the full story.
They are often critical.
19)

Who explains the terms of his deal to Zoyd? (from Chapter 14)

The judge.
Hector.
Vond.
A lawyer.
20)

Where do DL, Takeshi, and Prairie go? (from Chapter 15)

To Vineland.
To Shade Creek.
To San Francisco.
To New Orleans.
21)

What radical film group is Frenesi part of when DL meets her? (from Chapter 8)

28fps.
42fps.
18fps.
24fps.
22)

What does Weed's wife Jinx grudgingly accept? (from Chapter 11)

Weed's affairs with multiple women.
His friends coming over all the time.
His need for marijuana.
His constant time away from home.
23)

Who is the wealthy buyer who picks up DL at auction? (from Chapter 9)

Ortho Bob.
Brock Vond.
Ralph Wayvone.
Takeshi Fumimota.
24)

Why does Frenesi help Brock? (from Chapter 11)

She wants to be an agent.
She is angry with Weed.
She has fallen in love with him.
She wants to be an officer.
25)

What is the acronym for the camp founded by Brock? (from Chapter 6)

PREP.
BEST.
USRC.
PROP.
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