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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the pond at the center of Fangoso Lagoons?
(a) Fragments of missiles with the name Yoyodyne, Inc. lettered on each nose cone.
(b) Fragments of old Disney Land rides.
(c) Famous fountains coming out of sunken ships.
(d) Fragments of sunken galleons and Atlantean columns.

2. On a long ago trip with Pierce Inverarity, where did Oedipa see an exhibition of paintings by Remedios Varo ?
(a) Mazatlan.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Acapulco.
(d) Buenos Aires.

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

4. 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 office interactions.
(b) Tape all Mucho's phone conversations.
(c) Curb Mucho's use of credit cards.
(d) Cancel Mucho's raise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the previous occupation of Mucho Mass?

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

3. What does Metzger ask Oedipa to bet on in Chapter 2?

4. 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?

5. Why does Dr. Hilarius call Oedipa at 3 a.m.?

(see the answer key)

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