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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the television character that Oedipa's lawyer is writing about?
(a) Tyler Perry.
(b) Ben Matlock.
(c) Perry Mason.
(d) JR Ewing.

2. After thinking about Inverarity for the afternoon in Chapter 1, what does Oedipa suddenly remember?
(a) A three a.m. phone call last year from Inverarity.
(b) An urgent phone call from Inverarity asking her for help.
(c) A letter last year from Inverarity.
(d) A marriage proposal from Inverarity.

3. What was the previous occupation of Mucho Mass?
(a) Real estate mogul.
(b) Radio station disc jockey.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Used car salesman.

4. What does the Nefastis Machine do?
(a) Sort postal symbols.
(b) Create Nuclear warheads.
(c) Sort hot and cold molecules.
(d) Create thermodynamics.

5. Genghis Cohen shows Oedipa a Pony Express stamp from 1940 with the _______ symbol on the back.
(a) WASTE.
(b) Nefastis.
(c) Tristero.
(d) Yoyodyne.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the car after Oedipa and Metzger leave the theater, who do they hear on KCUF radio?

2. Oedipa goes to Zapf's Used Books to buy a copy of what book?

3. Oedipa flees Berkley in Chapter 5 and finds herself on a freeway at rush hour, heading for _________.

4. Mucho's boss, Funch, says Mucho is losing his identity and becoming more ________.

5. After Oedipa follows the wino with the bag of letters, where does she find the can with the WASTE symbol on the side?

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