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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. What is at the center of the intricate plot of the play Oedipa and Metzger go to see?
(a) American GI's who perished during World War II.
(b) Corruption throughout the Holy Roman Empire.
(c) Trouble with the leadership of the local mafia.
(d) A postal monopoly throughout the Holy Roman Empire.

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

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

4. What kind of game does Metzger suggest he and Oedipa play in the motel room at Echo Courts?
(a) A game of strip poker.
(b) A game of Botticelli cards.
(c) A game of strip Botticelli.
(d) A game of poker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the manager of the Echo Courts Motel?

2. What name does Oedipa give to her series of revelations?

3. After hearing about his work in Chapter 1, Oedipa tells Mucho that he is too ___________?

4. What is in the pond at the center of Fangoso Lagoons?

5. What does Metzger complain about when Oedipa tells him she is going backstage after the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Oedipa seeks a motel to escape the illusion of speed and freedom that driving provides, to what does she compare the road?

3. Why does the moment Oedipa sees San Narciso from a hilltop have a religious quality to her?

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

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

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

7. When did Pierce Inverarity die?

8. According to Mike Fallopian, what eventually happened to Peter Pinguid?

9. What is scribbled next to a message advertising the WASTE group on the bathroom wall of The Scope?

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

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