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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a long ago trip with Pierce Inverarity, where did Oedipa see an exhibition of paintings by Remedios Varo ?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Mazatlan.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Acapulco.

2. As she prepares to play a game with Metzger, what begins careening around the bathroom of Oedipa's motel room at Echo Courts?
(a) A can of propane.
(b) A can of hairspray.
(c) A can of deodorant.
(d) A can of mace.

3. What did Inverarity tell Metzger about Oedipa?
(a) He said she was easy to talk to.
(b) He said she would have an easy time being executor.
(c) He said she wouldn't be easy.
(d) He said she would be easy.

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

5. What does fangoso mean in Spanish?
(a) Swanky.
(b) Fan dance.
(c) Swampy.
(d) Famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the television character that Oedipa's lawyer is writing about?

2. What is the name of Dr. Hilarius' s face number 37, which is the face children often use for taunting?

3. Why does Dr. Hilarius call Oedipa at 3 a.m.?

4. What is the name of the actor who will play Metzger in a pilot for a TV series?

5. What is the name of the manager of the Echo Courts Motel?

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