View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Metzger know that Oedipa went to Mexico with Inverarity?
(a) Inverarity wrote Metzger a letter.
(b) Inverarity wrote a song about it.
(c) Inverarity listed it in his will.
(d) Inverarity listed it as a business expense.

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

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

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

5. What does fangoso mean in Spanish?
(a) Swampy.
(b) Swanky.
(c) Famous.
(d) Fan dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is striking to Oedipa about the street plan of San Narciso?

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

3. What happens at the climax of Oedipa and Metzger's intimate relations?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 270 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample