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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Metzger objects that if Mike Fallopian's hero was anti-Communist he could not also be against ______________.
(a) Industrial capitalism.
(b) Postal service.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Marxism.

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

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

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

6. What does Metzger complain about when Oedipa tells him she is going backstage after the play?
(a) Long lines.
(b) Bad acting.
(c) Liberated women.
(d) Boring plays.

7. After thinking about Inverarity for the afternoon in Chapter 1, what does Oedipa suddenly remember?
(a) A marriage proposal from Inverarity.
(b) An urgent phone call from Inverarity asking her for help.
(c) A letter last year from Inverarity.
(d) A three a.m. phone call last year from Inverarity.

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

9. What is the name of the town where Oedipa and Mucho live?
(a) Kenney.
(b) Kismet.
(c) McKenney.
(d) Kinneret.

10. What is the name of Oedipa's lawyer?
(a) Rothman.
(b) Roseman.
(c) Rutgers.
(d) Rutherford.

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

12. Who accompanies Oedipa and Metzger to Fangoso Lagoons for the day?
(a) Mike Fallopian and his girlfriend.
(b) Mucho Maas.
(c) Richard Wharfinger.
(d) The Paranoids and their girlfriends.

13. What is the reason for Tony Jaguar's lawsuit against Pierce Inverarity?
(a) He claims that he was never paid for a shipment of drugs.
(b) He claims that he was never paid for a shipment of bones.
(c) He claims Inverarity never gave him a shipment for which he had paid in advance.
(d) He claims that Inveraity made false statement about him.

14. What kind of music is played at the bar near the Yoyodyne plant?
(a) Electronic.
(b) Alternative.
(c) Country.
(d) Classical.

15. What did Inverarity tell Metzger about Oedipa?
(a) He said she would be easy.
(b) He said she was easy to talk to.
(c) He said she wouldn't be easy.
(d) He said she would have an easy time being executor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What song do the Paranoids play for Oedipa and Metzger the first night in the motel?

3. What is on the huge sign advertising the Echo Courts Motel?

4. What does San Narciso remind Oedipa of as she views it from a hilltop?

5. What is on the island in the middle of the artificial lake at Fangoso Lagoons?

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