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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what in particular does Oedipa compare herself to?
(a) A Monet painting.
(b) A modern Rapunzel.
(c) A modern Cinderella.
(d) A modern fairytale.

2. Under what name did Metzger perform when he was a child actor?
(a) Baby Love.
(b) Baby Igor.
(c) Baby Jane.
(d) Baby Joe.

3. What has Oedipa noticed about her life before she embarks on her journey?
(a) A lack of adventure.
(b) A lot of stress.
(c) A lack of intensity.
(d) A lack of romance.

4. After Oedipa has lunch with her lawyer, what does he ask her to do?
(a) Sleep with him.
(b) Go to a motel.
(c) Run away with him.
(d) Pay the bill.

5. Who is Metzger?
(a) The co-executor of Oedipa's will.
(b) The co-executor of Inverarity's will.
(c) Oedipa's lawyer.
(d) Inverarity's business partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the previous occupation of Mucho Mass?

2. What is the occupation of Mucho Maas?

3. Oedipa compares Mucho's angst about his work to what?

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

5. What does Funch, Mucho's boss, tell Mucho he is going to do in the first chapter of the novel?

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