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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipa use to fend off the advances of the manager of the Echo Courts Motel?
(a) A TV remote.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A candelabra.
(d) A TV antenna.

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

3. Pierce Inverarity was a _____________?
(a) Used car salesman.
(b) Real estate mogul.
(c) Cattle rancher.
(d) Radio station disc jockey.

4. After receiving Inverarity's letter, which of the following does Oedipa NOT do for the afternoon?
(a) Call friends.
(b) Mix cocktails.
(c) Work in her garden.
(d) Read book reviews.

5. How did Metzger know that Oedipa went to Mexico with Inverarity?
(a) Inverarity listed it as a business expense.
(b) Inverarity listed it in his will.
(c) Inverarity wrote Metzger a letter.
(d) Inverarity wrote a song about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fangoso Lagoons?

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

3. What reaction does Oedipa have to what Inverarity said about her to Metzger?

4. What is the occupation of Mucho Maas?

5. What happens at the climax of Oedipa and Metzger's intimate relations?

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