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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mucho advise Oedipa to do after she shows him the letter regarding Pierce Inverarity?
(a) Call Inverarity's wife.
(b) Have a drink.
(c) Contact their lawyer.
(d) Go see her shrink.

2. On a long ago trip with Pierce Inverarity, where did Oedipa see an exhibition of paintings by Remedios Varo ?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Mazatlan.
(d) Acapulco.

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

4. Why does Dr. Hilarius call Oedipa at 3 a.m.?
(a) To counsel her about Mucho.
(b) To ask why she isn't taking her vitamins.
(c) To ask why she isn't taking her tranqulizers.
(d) To return her phone call.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Funch, Mucho's boss, accuses him of what in his interactions with people at work?

2. What will Oedipa have revelations about as she completes her task for Pierce Inverarity?

3. What does Funch, Mucho's boss, tell Mucho he is going to do in the first chapter of the novel?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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