Lot 49 Chpt 1
What is Mucho's real first name?
Wendell
What is the name of the city Oedipa travels to in chapter 2?
San Narciso
In the animal metaphor which group of people are represented as dogs?
Americans
In grammar, what is a predicate?
the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers
Who is the chair of the English department?
Mr. Gosztyla
What TV show does Roseman hate?
Perry Mason
What major aerospace company is located in the city Oedipa travels to in chapter 2?
Yoyodyne Industries
What country is Vladek from?
Poland
What kind of clause is the underlined portion of the following sentence?
I took a flight to Miami that had only six other passengers.
Adjective clause
Fill in the blank. "...So cheer then for Choate, all hail her ______ name..."
bright
What does Pynchon refer to as a "salad of despair"?
The residue of human detritus left in the used cars that people traded in at the used car lot where Mucho worked
What is the name of the band Miles plays in?
The Paranoids
Before moving to the US where did Vladek and Anja live after the war?
Sweden
Which word in the following sentence is the predicate nominative?
The owner of the beat-up Chevy in the parking lot was my brother.
brother
What is Ms. Elliot's title?
Head of Student and Academic Life
Who is Lamont Cranston?
The radio character, otherwise known as the Shadow. Also, a voice that Pierce uses when he calls Oedipa in chapter 1.
What was Metzger's stage name when he appeared in the movie that happens to be playing when they turn on the TV?
Baby Igor
Vladek and Anja were caught when they tried to flee to which country?
Hungary
What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
My brother who lives in Minneapolis coaches robotics.
My brother, who lives in Minneapolis, coaches robotics.
In the first sentence, the adjective clause "who lives in Minneapolis" is essential, implying that there are multiple brothers. In the second sentence, the clause is non-essential, implying that there is only one brother.
In 1893, Rosemary Hall hosted what is widely considered to be the first women's interscholastic athletic contest in U.S. history with Mrs. Hazen's School of Pelham Manor, NY. What sport was contested?
Cricket
Dr. Hilarius wants Oedipa to join his LSD drug trial. What does he call this drug trial?
The Bridge, or die Brücke
What is the name of the hotel where Oedipa stays?
Echo courts
He calles Artie Richieu.
According to the standard "rules" of grammar the title of the show "This is Us" is incorrect. What should it be?
This is We.
Because the pronoun follows a linking verb, it is a predicate nominative, which means that it should be expressed in the nominative, not the objective case.
(and this is why grammar rules are silly)
Before attending Choate starting in 9th grade, JFK attended 8th grade at what other Connecticut boarding school?
The Canterbury School of New Milford, CT