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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) Read book reviews.
(b) Call friends.
(c) Mix cocktails.
(d) Work in her garden.

2. What does Funch, Mucho's boss, tell Mucho he is going to do in the first chapter of the novel?
(a) Tape all Mucho's phone conversations.
(b) Cancel Mucho's raise.
(c) Curb Mucho's use of credit cards.
(d) Tape all Mucho's office interactions.

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

4. What is the occupation of Mucho Maas?
(a) Radio station disc jockey.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Used car salesman.
(d) Real estate mogul.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Funch, Mucho's boss, accuses him of what in his interactions with people at work?

3. What is the name of Dr. Hilarius' s face number 37, which is the face children often use for taunting?

4. On a long ago trip with Pierce Inverarity, where did Oedipa see an exhibition of paintings by Remedios Varo ?

5. What does Mucho Maas suffer from on a regular basis?

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