1. When Oedipa goes backstage, Driblette tells her that words are like what?
(a) Flesh that must be given life.
(b) Flesh that must be buried.
(c) Bones that must be given life.
(d) Bones that must be buried.

2. What is striking to Oedipa about the street plan of San Narciso?
(a) They remind her of home.
(b) The street signs spell out a message.
(c) They look confusing to drive.
(d) They contain a concealed message.

3. What is the name of the movie Metzger starred in as a child?
(a) Cashout.
(b) Cash Only.
(c) Cashit.
(d) Cashiered.

4. What is the name of the town where Oedipa and Mucho live?
(a) McKenney.
(b) Kinneret.
(c) Kenney.
(d) Kismet.

5. Who accompanies Oedipa and Metzger to Fangoso Lagoons for the day?
(a) Mike Fallopian and his girlfriend.
(b) Richard Wharfinger.
(c) The Paranoids and their girlfriends.
(d) Mucho Maas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when a heavy, pale young man carrying a mail sack appears in the doorway of the bar where Oedipa and Metzger are talking to Mike Fallopian?

2. As Oedipa parks her car at the Echo Courts, what idea does she remember?

3. What is the name of the actor who will play Metzger in a pilot for a TV series?

4. What does Metzger tell Oedipa about Beaconsfield Cigarettes?

5. Tony Jaguar's lawsuit against Inverarity resembles the plot of a Jacobean revenge play entitled ______________.

(see the answer key)

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