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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Funch, Mucho's boss, accuses him of what in his interactions with people at work?
(a) Being too judgemental.
(b) Being too pushy.
(c) Being a poor judge of character.
(d) Being too overtly sexual.

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

4. What is the actual first name of Oedipa's husband, Mucho Maas?
(a) Walter.
(b) Perry.
(c) Pierce.
(d) Wendell.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What choice does Oedipa make in regard to Dr. Hilarius, even though she recognizes there will never be a way to know if she is cured?

4. What does Mucho advise Oedipa to do after she shows him the letter regarding Pierce Inverarity?

5. What was the previous occupation of Mucho Mass?

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