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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Oedipa compares the initial contact with _____________ to a performance where the costumes of historical figuration are thickly layered.
(a) The Transmitters.
(b) The Tretero.
(c) The Transmissions.
(d) The Tristero.

3. What happens at the climax of Oedipa and Metzger's intimate relations?
(a) Metzger falls asleep.
(b) The Parniods sing.
(c) The lights go out.
(d) Opedipa has a vision.

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

5. Oedipa protests to Metzger at the end of the play that she's Republican, and she's not motivated by a desire to right wrongs, but simply by ____________.
(a) Currency.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bar that Oedipa and Metzger go to near the Yoyodyne plant?

2. What has Oedipa noticed about her life before she embarks on her journey?

3. What are the members of Mike Fallopian's group required to do each week?

4. The rock group, The Paranoids, is a take off on what famous band?

5. As she prepares to play a game with Metzger, what begins careening around the bathroom of Oedipa's motel room at Echo Courts?

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