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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oedipa see scribbled on the wall of the ladies' room at the bar she is in with Metzger and Mike Fallopian?
(a) The Pynchon symbol.
(b) The Postal symbol.
(c) The WASTE symbol.
(d) The Tressero symbol.

2. In a letter from a legal firm, what does Pierce Inverarity request Oedipa do for him?
(a) Inherit his estate.
(b) Be godmother to his children.
(c) Be executor of his estate.
(d) Be sole proprietor for his business.

3. After hearing about his work in Chapter 1, Oedipa tells Mucho that he is too ___________?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Sentimental.
(c) Sensible.
(d) Secretive.

4. 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) A letter last year from Inverarity.
(c) A marriage proposal from Inverarity.
(d) An urgent phone call from Inverarity asking her for help.

5. What is Oedipa worried about as she receives a letter from Mucho in Chapter 3?
(a) Mucho will quit his job.
(b) Mucho will join the circus.
(c) Mucho will be angry that she slept with Metzger.
(d) Mucho will commit adultery with a teenager.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oedipa know Pierce Inverarity?

2. What is the name of the movie Metzger starred in as a child?

3. How many errors did Genghis Cohen find in the stamp collection Oedipa showed him?

4. When Mucho interviews Oedipa after she leaves Dr. Hilarius's office, what name does her call her?

5. What is Fangoso Lagoons?

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