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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. What kind of experiment does Dr. Hilarius want Oedipa to take part in?
2. Oedipa compares Mucho's angst about his work to what?
3. What does Metzger theorize that the members of Mike Fallopian's group would be opposed to?
4. What kind of game does Metzger suggest he and Oedipa play in the motel room at Echo Courts?
5. As Oedipa parks her car at the Echo Courts, what idea does she remember?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Mike Fallopian, what eventually happened to Peter Pinguid?
2. In his phone call to Oedipa a year ago, what did Pierce Inverarity say about Mucho?
3. What was strange about Pierce Inverarity's call to Oedipa a year ago?
4. When did Pierce Inverarity die?
5. As Oedipa seeks a motel to escape the illusion of speed and freedom that driving provides, to what does she compare the road?
6. Why is the introduction of the Yoyodyne mail deliverer at The Scope important to the plot of The Crying of Lot 49?
7. How can electronic music be performed live at The Scope bar?
8. What is the metaphor Oedipa is referring to about The Trystero and the costumes of historical figures?
9. Why does the manager of the Echo Courts think Oedipa is trying to seduce him?
10. Why is Di Presso hiding in a boat at Fangoso Lagoons to avoid his client?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Oedipa's search for truth leads her to visit, along with Metzger, the Paranoids and their girlfriends, Inverarity's housing development, and Fangoso Lagoons.
1) Explain the significance of this setting to the thematic aspects of the novel.
2) Describe how the characters themselves and their actions in this scene embody certain themes of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how Chapter 4 of The Crying of Lot 49 shows Oedipa involved in a process of meaning creation. Give at least four specific examples from events in the chapter.
Essay Topic 3
Oedipa's husband is named Mucho Maas, an approximation to the Spanish phrase 'mucho mas,' or 'much more.' What does this suggest the character of Mucho represents in the novel? Give specific examples of how this is shown throughout The Crying of Lot 49.
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