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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does San Narciso remind Oedipa of as she views it from a hilltop?
(a) A circuit card she once saw in a transistor radio.
(b) Her hometown of Kinneret.
(c) A postcard of San Francisco.
(d) The song "I Want to Kiss Your Feet."

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

3. What does Oedipa ask questions about in order to play the game with Metzger?
(a) Metzger.
(b) Music.
(c) Inverarity.
(d) The movie.

4. What is Fangoso Lagoons?
(a) A housing development in Kinneret in which Inverarity owned stock.
(b) A housing development in San Narciso in which Inverarity owned stock.
(c) A beach in San Narcisco.
(d) An Disneyesque amusement park.

5. As Oedipa parks her car at the Echo Courts, what idea does she remember?
(a) Words to a song she can't remember.
(b) Her last words to Mucho before she left.
(c) Her last words to Inverarity whirling around her.
(d) A slow whirlwind and words she couldn't hear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comments does Metzger make to Oedipa after every commercial on the TV as they watch his movie in the motel room?

2. Who is Genghis Cohen?

3. Despite a lack of specific facts, what does Mike Fallopian say took place in 1864?

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

5. When Oedipa visits Genghis Cohen for the first time, what does he give her to drink?

(see the answer key)

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