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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After thinking about Inverarity for the afternoon in Chapter 1, what does Oedipa suddenly remember?
2. What does Driblette tell Oedipa he found at Zapf's Used Books?
3. Who or what in particular does Oedipa compare herself to?
4. Who saves Oedipa, Metzger and their friends after they are stranded on the island in the middle of Fangoso Lagoons?
5. What does San Narciso remind Oedipa of as she views it from a hilltop?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of image does Funch the program director want Mucho to have at the radio station?
2. What does Oedipa mean in Chapter 1 when she tells Dr. Hilarius that she is already having hallucinations?
3. Why does the moment Oedipa sees San Narciso from a hilltop have a religious quality to her?
4. Describe the manager of the Echo Courts Motel.
5. In his phone call to Oedipa a year ago, what did Pierce Inverarity say about Mucho?
6. How does Oedipa imagine Pierce Inverarity might have died?
7. What do the Paranoids set outside the door of Oedipa's room?
8. What is unusual about the postmark on the letter Oedipa receives from Mucho?
9. What is the metaphor Oedipa is referring to about The Trystero and the costumes of historical figures?
10. Why is the introduction of the Yoyodyne mail deliverer at The Scope important to the plot of The Crying of Lot 49?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Give a definition of allegory and then discuss the allegorical aspects of the setting and characters of The Crying of Lot 49.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the function of language and its ability or inability to convey truth as a central thematic strand of the novel. How is this theme intertwined with others in The Crying of Lot 49?
Essay Topic 3
Fate is a dominant theme in The Crying of Lot 49. 1) Discuss this theme throughout the novel. 2) How is Oedipa trying to find out the fate of America, not just her own fate?
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