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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After receiving Inverarity's letter, which of the following does Oedipa NOT do for the afternoon?
(a) Work in her garden.
(b) Call friends.
(c) Read book reviews.
(d) Mix cocktails.

2. 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?
(a) To go on medication.
(b) To find another "shrink."
(c) Not to leave her "shrink ."
(d) To go off the medication.

3. Oedipa compares Mucho's angst about his work to what?
(a) Metamorphism.
(b) Memories of competition.
(c) Memories of combat.
(d) Mental acuity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the actual first name of Oedipa's husband, Mucho Maas?

2. What does Funch, Mucho's boss, tell Mucho he is going to do in the first chapter of the novel?

3. What was the previous occupation of Mucho Mass?

4. Who or what in particular does Oedipa compare herself to?

5. After hearing about his work in Chapter 1, Oedipa tells Mucho that he is too ___________?

(see the answer key)

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