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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oedipa has a conversation in a bar with the wearer of the lapel pin, and he tells her he is a member of what group?
(a) Inamorati Anonymous.
(b) Immorality Anonymous.
(c) Thurn and Tassis.
(d) Love Annonymors.

2. Why does Dr. Hilarius call Oedipa at 3 a.m.?
(a) To counsel her about Mucho.
(b) To ask why she isn't taking her vitamins.
(c) To return her phone call.
(d) To ask why she isn't taking her tranqulizers.

3. What does Mucho Maas suffer from on a regular basis?
(a) Migraines.
(b) A crisis of sadness.
(c) A crisis of conscience.
(d) Acute consciousness.

4. What does Oedipa see on an airmail stamp with a jet flying by the Capital dome that is on the letter the old drunk asks her to mail?
(a) A suspicious black figure flying the plane.
(b) A dead badger on top of the dome.
(c) A suspicious black figure on top of the dome.
(d) A WASTE symbol on the plane.

5. As Mucho and Oedipa eat at a pizzeria, what does Mucho notice about one violin heard on the Muzak playing in the restaurant?
(a) The E string is tuned too sharp.
(b) The C string is out of tune.
(c) The bass is too low.
(d) The bass is too high.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the previous occupation of Mucho Mass?

2. What is unusual about Beaconsfield Cigarettes?

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

4. What does San Narciso remind Oedipa of as she views it from a hilltop?

5. After Oedipa has lunch with her lawyer, what does he ask her to do?

(see the answer key)

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