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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Randolph Driblette?
(a) Leader of the Peter Pinguid Society.
(b) Leader of the Paranoids.
(c) Author of the Jacobean revenge play.
(d) Director of the Jacobean revenge play.

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

4. What has Oedipa noticed about her life before she embarks on her journey?
(a) A lot of stress.
(b) A lack of adventure.
(c) A lack of intensity.
(d) A lack of romance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for Tony Jaguar's lawsuit against Pierce Inverarity?

2. After receiving Inverarity's letter, which of the following does Oedipa NOT do for the afternoon?

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

4. 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.

5. How did Metzger know that Oedipa went to Mexico with Inverarity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the manager of the Echo Courts think Oedipa is trying to seduce him?

2. Who was the Peter Pinguid Society named for?

3. What was strange about Pierce Inverarity's call to Oedipa a year ago?

4. Why can't Mucho Maas drink honey in his coffee?

5. What do the Paranoids set outside the door of Oedipa's room?

6. What kind of image does Funch the program director want Mucho to have at the radio station?

7. How does Oedipa imagine Pierce Inverarity might have died?

8. What is the metaphor Oedipa is referring to about The Trystero and the costumes of historical figures?

9. What is the plot of the movie that Metzger starred in as a child?

10. What does Oedipa do in the bathroom of the Echo Courts motel room prior to playing a game with Metzger?

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