1. As the novel begins, Mrs. Oedipa Maas arrives home from where?
(a) A psychiatrist appointment.
(b) A Tupperware party.
(c) A bar.
(d) A funeral.

2. Dr. Hilarius protests that if he had been a real Nazi he would have become a Jungian. Instead, he chose to follow __________.
(a) Maslov
(b) Marx
(c) Freud
(d) Hitler

3. In a letter from a legal firm, what does Pierce Inverarity request Oedipa do for him?
(a) Be godmother to his children.
(b) Be executor of his estate.
(c) Be sole proprietor for his business.
(d) Inherit his estate.

4. What is the name of Dr. Hilarius' s face number 37, which is the face children often use for taunting?
(a) Fu-Mucho.
(b) Fraidycat.
(c) Nannynana.
(d) Fu-Manchu.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Genghis Cohen shows Oedipa an old German stamp with Thurn and Taxis printed on it which has a special symbol in each corner. He suggests that the extra mark on the symbol is a ______.

2. What does Oedipa use to fend off the advances of the manager of the Echo Courts Motel?

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

4. Pierce Inverarity was a _____________?

5. After arriving at Dr. Hilarius's clinic, Oedipa is told what by the doctor's assistant?

(see the answer key)

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