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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the novel begins, Mrs. Oedipa Maas arrives home from where?
(a) A Tupperware party.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A psychiatrist appointment.
(d) A bar.

2. What does Mucho advise Oedipa to do after she shows him the letter regarding Pierce Inverarity?
(a) Go see her shrink.
(b) Contact their lawyer.
(c) Have a drink.
(d) Call Inverarity's wife.

3. What does Mucho Maas suffer from on a regular basis?
(a) A crisis of conscience.
(b) A crisis of sadness.
(c) Acute consciousness.
(d) Migraines.

4. Why does Dr. Hilarius call Oedipa at 3 a.m.?
(a) To ask why she isn't taking her vitamins.
(b) To ask why she isn't taking her tranqulizers.
(c) To counsel her about Mucho.
(d) To return her phone call.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the television character that Oedipa's lawyer is writing about?

3. What will Oedipa have revelations about as she completes her task for Pierce Inverarity?

4. Oedipa compares Mucho's angst about his work to what?

5. How did Oedipa know Pierce Inverarity?

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