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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Metzger tell Oedipa about Beaconsfield Cigarettes?
(a) Inverarity owned a 51% interest in the cancer research.
(b) Inverarity owned a 51% interest in the filter process.
(c) Inverarity owned a 51% interest in the filter-free process.
(d) Inverarity owned a 51% interest in the tabacco process.

2. In a letter from a legal firm, what does Pierce Inverarity request Oedipa do for him?
(a) Be executor of his estate.
(b) Be godmother to his children.
(c) Be sole proprietor for his business.
(d) Inherit his estate.

3. Dr. Hilarius has a theory that faces are like what?
(a) A Freudian slip.
(b) A hallucinogenic drug.
(c) A Rorschach blot.
(d) A psychological reaction.

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

5. As Oedipa parks her car at the Echo Courts, what idea does she remember?
(a) Her last words to Mucho before she left.
(b) Words to a song she can't remember.
(c) Her last words to Inverarity whirling around her.
(d) A slow whirlwind and words she couldn't hear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Hilarius's insistence that Oedipa take part in the experiment reminds Oedipa of what?

2. Who or what in particular does Oedipa compare herself to?

3. What happens at the climax of Oedipa and Metzger's intimate relations?

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

5. What comments does Metzger make to Oedipa after every commercial on the TV as they watch his movie in the motel room?

(see the answer key)

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