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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of experiment does Dr. Hilarius want Oedipa to take part in?
(a) An experiment in which hallucinogenic drugs are given to monkeys.
(b) An experiment in which birth control drugs are given to housewives.
(c) An experiment in which vitamins are given to housewives.
(d) An experiment in which hallucinogenic drugs are given to housewives.

3. Dr. Hilarius has a theory that faces are like what?
(a) A hallucinogenic drug.
(b) A psychological reaction.
(c) A Freudian slip.
(d) A Rorschach blot.

4. What will Oedipa have revelations about as she completes her task for Pierce Inverarity?
(a) The meaning of life.
(b) Life after death.
(c) A magical presence.
(d) Her marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As the novel begins, Mrs. Oedipa Maas arrives home from where?

2. After thinking about Inverarity for the afternoon in Chapter 1, what does Oedipa suddenly remember?

3. After Oedipa has lunch with her lawyer, what does he ask her to do?

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

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

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