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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the bar that Oedipa and Metzger go to near the Yoyodyne plant?
(a) The Scuttle.
(b) The Sound.
(c) The Scoop.
(d) The Scope.

2. Tony Jaguar's lawsuit against Inverarity resembles the plot of a Jacobean revenge play entitled ______________.
(a) The Court's Tragedy.
(b) The Court's Revenge.
(c) The Courier's Tragedy.
(d) The Courier's Tragic Story.

3. Funch, Mucho's boss, accuses him of what in his interactions with people at work?
(a) Being too overtly sexual.
(b) Being too judgemental.
(c) Being a poor judge of character.
(d) Being too pushy.

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

5. Mr. Thoth, a resident of the home for senior citizens, wakes from a doze and mentions to Oedipa that his grandfather rode for the ______________.
(a) Continental Railroad.
(b) Pony Express.
(c) Couriers.
(d) Cavalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where Oedipa and Mucho live?

2. What does Metzger ask Oedipa to bet on in Chapter 2?

3. Who does Oedipa try to call from a phone booth before she heads to the bookstore?

4. What does Metzger theorize that the members of Mike Fallopian's group would be opposed to?

5. Where does Stanley Koteks tell Oedipa to go instead of Berkeley after he becomes distrustful of her?

(see the answer key)

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