1. In Chapter 4, who does Oedipa tell Stanley Koteks she is?
(a) A design engineer.
(b) A board member.
(c) A stockholder.
(d) A patent inspector.

2. What does Driblette tell Oedipa he found at Zapf's Used Books?
(a) An anthology entitled Real Revenge Plays.
(b) An anthology entitled Jacobean Revenge Plays.
(c) A copy of the Trystero.
(d) A copy of the Bible.

3. Where does Stanley Koteks tell Oedipa to go instead of Berkeley after he becomes distrustful of her?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Kinneret.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Narciso.

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

5. Pierce Inverarity was a _____________?
(a) Cattle rancher.
(b) Radio station disc jockey.
(c) Real estate mogul.
(d) Used car salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. After finding a copy of Plays of Ford, Webster, Tourneur and Wharfinger, Oedipa discovers a note that says "trystero" may be derived from the Italian word "triste." What does this word mean?

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

3. What does the Nefastis Machine do?

4. What song do the Paranoids play for Oedipa and Metzger the first night in the motel?

5. In Chapter 5, it is explained that the equations for the entropy of heat-engines coincidentally resemble the equations for what?

(see the answer key)

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