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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 fangoso mean in Spanish?
(a) Fan dance.
(b) Swampy.
(c) Famous.
(d) Swanky.

2. What happens at the climax of Oedipa and Metzger's intimate relations?
(a) The lights go out.
(b) Metzger falls asleep.
(c) Opedipa has a vision.
(d) The Parniods sing.

3. Who is Metzger?
(a) The co-executor of Inverarity's will.
(b) The co-executor of Oedipa's will.
(c) Inverarity's business partner.
(d) Oedipa's lawyer.

4. How did Oedipa know Pierce Inverarity?
(a) He was her brother.
(b) He was her ex-husband.
(c) He was her lawyer.
(d) He was a former lover.

5. What is the occupation of Mucho Maas?
(a) Used car salesman.
(b) Radio station disc jockey.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Real estate mogul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Beaconsfield Cigarettes?

2. What is the name of Dr. Hilarius' s face number 37, which is the face children often use for taunting?

3. Who wins the bet about the movie Oedipa and Metzger are watching while staying at the motel?

4. What does Oedipa use to fend off the advances of the manager of the Echo Courts Motel?

5. Pierce Inverarity was a _____________?

(see the answer key)

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