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

3. What is the name of Dr. Hilarius' s face number 37, which is the face children often use for taunting?
(a) Fu-Mucho.
(b) Nannynana.
(c) Fu-Manchu.
(d) Fraidycat.

4. What is the name of the town where Oedipa and Mucho live?
(a) McKenney.
(b) Kismet.
(c) Kenney.
(d) Kinneret.

5. What type of business is Hogan's Seraglio in downtown San Narciso?
(a) A Turkish bath.
(b) A nightclub.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A resturant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the huge complex surrounded by barbed-wire-topped fence, its entrance flanked by sixty-foot missiles with the name Yoyodyne, Inc. lettered on each nose cone, that Oedipa passes as she drives into San Narciso?

2. What has Oedipa noticed about her life before she embarks on her journey?

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

4. What kind of game does Metzger suggest he and Oedipa play in the motel room at Echo Courts?

5. What kind of experiment does Dr. Hilarius want Oedipa to take part in?

(see the answer key)

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