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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers the phone when Oedipa tries to call Driblette from her motel room in Chapter 6?
(a) A graduate student.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) Grace Bortz.
(d) Driblette's mother.

2. What is the name of the home for senior citizens that Oedipa visits?
(a) Vestibule House.
(b) Haven House.
(c) Vesperhaven House.
(d) Vespers House.

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

4. While walking down a stretch of railroad track, Oedipa remembers that Inverarity had once told her the secret to success was what?
(a) Buy low, sell high.
(b) Keep it going.
(c) Keep it bouncing.
(d) Trust no one.

5. What is on the cover of the book she purchases at Zapf's Used Books?
(a) A WASTE symbol.
(b) The Nefastis Machine.
(c) A Skull.
(d) A Tristero.

6. Bortz hands Oedipa an ancient book about the _________ travels of Dr. Diocletian Blobb.
(a) English.
(b) American.
(c) Roman.
(d) Italian.

7. 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?
(a) Depraved.
(b) Third.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Deadly.

8. When Mucho interviews Oedipa after she leaves Dr. Hilarius's office, what name does her call her?
(a) Oedipa Maas.
(b) His Oedy.
(c) Edna Mosh.
(d) Sweetie Pie.

9. What happens to Oedipa after she knocks on the door of Dr. Hilarius's office in Chapter 5?
(a) He begs her to run away with him.
(b) He takes her hostage.
(c) He makes love to her.
(d) He gives her LSD.

10. After losing noble patronage, the majority of Tristero members fled to where during 1849-50?
(a) Russia.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) America.

11. After arriving at Dr. Hilarius's clinic, Oedipa is told what by the doctor's assistant?
(a) He is head of the WASTE organization.
(b) He has gone crazy.
(c) He is moving to China.
(d) He is in love with Oedipa.

12. What scientific rule does the Nefastis Machine violate?
(a) First Law of Thermodynamics.
(b) The Law of Triads.
(c) Second Law of Thermodynamics.
(d) The WASTE Law.

13. As Mucho and Oedipa eat at a pizzeria, what does Mucho notice about one violin heard on the Muzak playing in the restaurant?
(a) The bass is too high.
(b) The E string is tuned too sharp.
(c) The C string is out of tune.
(d) The bass is too low.

14. What does Mucho offer to Oedipa before they leave the pizzeria?
(a) His forgiveness.
(b) Money.
(c) LSD.
(d) A divorce.

15. Genghis Cohen informs Oedipa that a mysterious new bidder requested to view the stamps in lot 49, but the request was denied for what reason?
(a) He refused to give his credit card number.
(b) The agent was on the list of prohibited bidders.
(c) The agent refused to give the bidder's name.
(d) He was in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Thoth pulls a gold signet ring with the ________ symbol out of his knitting bag, which he says his grandfather cut from the finger of an Indian he had killed.

2. Who does Oedipa find in a pseudo-Mexican apartment building in Berkeley?

3. As Oedipa walks around the college campus in Chapter 5, she realizes her education made her what?

4. Mucho's boss, Funch, says Mucho is losing his identity and becoming more ________.

5. A young female graduate student reveals to Oedipa that ________ drowned himself in the Pacific Ocean two days ago.

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