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

2. What kind of experiment does Dr. Hilarius want Oedipa to take part in?
(a) An experiment in which hallucinogenic drugs are given to housewives.
(b) An experiment in which hallucinogenic drugs are given to monkeys.
(c) An experiment in which birth control drugs are given to housewives.
(d) An experiment in which vitamins are given to housewives.

3. 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 hairspray.
(b) A can of deodorant.
(c) A can of propane.
(d) A can of mace.

4. The rock group, The Paranoids, is a take off on what famous band?
(a) The Sex Pistols.
(b) The Eagles.
(c) The Beach Boys.
(d) The Beatles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Oedipa compares the initial contact with _____________ to a performance where the costumes of historical figuration are thickly layered.

2. Oedipa compares Mucho's angst about his work to what?

3. In the car after Oedipa and Metzger leave the theater, who do they hear on KCUF radio?

4. In a letter from a legal firm, what does Pierce Inverarity request Oedipa do for him?

5. As Oedipa parks her car at the Echo Courts, what idea does she remember?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the sign advertising the Echo Courts in the likeness of Marilyn Monroe?

3. Describe the manager of the Echo Courts Motel.

4. When did Pierce Inverarity die?

5. Who was the Peter Pinguid Society named for?

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

7. Why is the introduction of the Yoyodyne mail deliverer at The Scope important to the plot of The Crying of Lot 49?

8. How did Mucho Maas feel about the used cars his customers brought in for trade-in?

9. What is suggested by the name of Oedipa's psychiatrist, Dr. Hilarius?

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

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