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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite a lack of specific facts, what does Mike Fallopian say took place in 1864?
(a) The first military confrontation between Russia and America.
(b) The first secret postal service.
(c) The first anti-communist rally in America.
(d) The first military confrontation between Iran and America.

2. Who wins the bet about the movie Oedipa and Metzger are watching while staying at the motel?
(a) Mucho.
(b) Miles.
(c) Metzger.
(d) Oedipa.

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

4. What is the name of the bar that Oedipa and Metzger go to near the Yoyodyne plant?
(a) The Scuttle.
(b) The Scoop.
(c) The Sound.
(d) The Scope.

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

6. Oedipa compares Mucho's angst about his work to what?
(a) Metamorphism.
(b) Mental acuity.
(c) Memories of competition.
(d) Memories of combat.

7. Who is the television character that Oedipa's lawyer is writing about?
(a) Ben Matlock.
(b) Tyler Perry.
(c) Perry Mason.
(d) JR Ewing.

8. After receiving Inverarity's letter, which of the following does Oedipa NOT do for the afternoon?
(a) Read book reviews.
(b) Work in her garden.
(c) Call friends.
(d) Mix cocktails.

9. How did Oedipa know Pierce Inverarity?
(a) He was her ex-husband.
(b) He was her brother.
(c) He was a former lover.
(d) He was her lawyer.

10. What song do the Paranoids play for Oedipa and Metzger the first night in the motel?
(a) Serenade.
(b) Serene.
(c) Serenity.
(d) Serenada.

11. What name does Oedipa give to her series of revelations?
(a) The Tristero.
(b) The Tretero.
(c) The Transmitter.
(d) The Transmissions.

12. What does Metzger ask Oedipa to bet on in Chapter 2?
(a) The name of the other actor in the movie.
(b) What his acting name was.
(c) What Inverarity said about her.
(d) What will happen in the movie they are watching.

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

14. When Oedipa questions him about the play, Driblette launches into a diatribe against the obsession with texts, saying people are like __________ making a literal interpretation of the Bible.
(a) Scientists.
(b) Preachers.
(c) Priests.
(d) Puritans.

15. As she prepares to play a game with Metzger, what begins careening around the bathroom of Oedipa's motel room at Echo Courts?
(a) A can of propane.
(b) A can of deodorant.
(c) A can of mace.
(d) A can of hairspray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mucho Maas suffer from on a regular basis?

3. What does Oedipa ask questions about in order to play the game with Metzger?

4. What is Metzger's current occupation?

5. Pierce Inverarity was a _____________?

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