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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pynchon call the television?
(a) The black hole.
(b) The Boob.
(c) The Tuge.
(d) The idiot box.

2. What does Hector want Zoyd to do?
(a) Take him out for lunch.
(b) Go out for dinner with him.
(c) Meet him at the bowling alley the next day.
(d) Have breakfast with him.

3. What does Zoyd give Prairie just as she is about to leave?
(a) A cellphone.
(b) A necklace.
(c) An unusual business card.
(d) A letter.

4. What does he want from Zoyd?
(a) To give him a place to stay.
(b) To pay his rent.
(c) To loan him money.
(d) To co-sign a bank loan for him.

5. What happens to Zoyd's car?
(a) It is reposessed.
(b) It is wrecked in an accident.
(c) It is impounded by soldiers.
(d) It is abandoned out of gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zoyd maintain his status?

2. What is Ralph's occupation?

3. What organization do they represent?

4. What does the Captain offer passengers as compensation for the inconvenience?

5. What is Zoyd told by the card's owner?

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