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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pierce Inverarity was a _____________?
(a) Cattle rancher.
(b) Used car salesman.
(c) Real estate mogul.
(d) Radio station disc jockey.

2. What reaction does Oedipa have to what Inverarity said about her to Metzger?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She kisses Metzger.
(c) She begins to laugh.
(d) She slaps Metzger.

3. Who saves Oedipa, Metzger and their friends after they are stranded on the island in the middle of Fangoso Lagoons?
(a) Fangoso Lagoons Security Force.
(b) Inverarity's Security Force.
(c) Fangoso Lagoons Diving Team.
(d) San Narciso Police.

4. After Oedipa has lunch with her lawyer, what does he ask her to do?
(a) Sleep with him.
(b) Run away with him.
(c) Pay the bill.
(d) Go to a motel.

5. In her investigations in Chapter 4, Oedipa goes to what kind of meeting at Yoyodyne?
(a) Design.
(b) Patents.
(c) Board.
(d) Stockholders.

Short Answer Questions

1. The pattern of information Oedipa sees forming in Chapter 4 has to do with what?

2. What is the name of the movie Metzger starred in as a child?

3. According to Genghis Cohen, who organized the courier service in the Bergamo region around 1290?

4. What is the name of Dr. Hilarius' s face number 37, which is the face children often use for taunting?

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

(see the answer key)

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