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Joan Didion

Democracy | Quiz

Joan Didion
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Democracy | Quiz

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1)

What action does the airline representative have difficulty doing when he meets Inez Victor in the rain? (from Part 1: Chapter 12)

Crossing her name off the manifest.
Taking her bag.
Shaking her hand.
Putting on her lei.
2)

What is the cause of Jack Lovett's death? (from Part 4: Chapter 3)

Suffocation.
It is never given.
Poison.
An aneurism.
3)

Which of the following characters does not accompany Harry Victor to Jakarta in 1969? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

Dwight Christian.
Billy Dillon.
Janet Christian.
Frances Landau.
4)

What type of sportsman does Jack Victor prophesy Inez Christian will marry? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

A lacrosse player.
A football player.
A baseball player.
A squash player.
5)

Which of the following is not a reason that the Alliance of Democratic Institutions is losing influence in 1975? (from Part 2: Chapter 3)

The Vietnam War is over.
The IRS is trying to revoke its tax-exempt status.
Several of its board members are under indictment.
Harry Victor is seen as a political has-been.
6)

In what city do Janet and Dick Ziegler's children go to school? (from Part 2: Chapter 6)

Amherst.
San Francisco.
New York.
Chicago.
7)

Who gave Inez her emergency contact in Jakarta? (from Part 4: Chapter 3)

The concierge at the hotel.
Billy Dillon.
Mr. Soebadio.
Jack Lovett.
8)

When Didion returns to the US after meeting Inez, whom does the Congress publicly subpoena? (from Part 4: Chapter 4)

Harry Victor.
Dwight Christian.
Jack Lovett.
Didion herself.
9)

What does Billy Dillon do on the flight to Honolulu to calm himself? (from Part 2: Chapter 5)

Reads the Bible.
Drinks.
Takes one of Inez's Valiums.
Plays solitaire.
10)

What is Frances Landau wearing during the Victor trip to Jakarta? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

A sweatsuit.
A navy blue pants suit.
Fatigues.
A pink dress.
11)

What evidence does Jack Lovett bring to the Christian house that Jessie is in Vietnam? (from Part 2: Chapters 13 and 14)

Her fake press pass.
A photo of her in Da Nang.
Her tennis visor.
A copy of her license.
12)

When explaining to her father how he is not poor, what does Inez tell him he is not? (from Part 2: Chapter 7)

A Cambodian orphan.
A southern tenant farmer.
A heroin addict.
A Mexican tomato picker.
13)

What action does the narrator recall Inez Victor busying herself with on their 1975 meeting in Kuala Lumpur? (from Part 2: Chapter 3)

Making a fruit salad.
Taking down a Christmas tree.
Checking the air in her Mecercedes' tires.
Stuffing envelopes.
14)

What is Inez surprised she feels about her family at the end of the chapter? (from Part 3: Chapter 3)

She is not interested in them.
She hates them.
She does not miss them.
She loves them.
15)

What does Jack Victor jokingly call Inez because of her careful word choice? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

Grammar Queen.
Lady Christian.
Little Miss Perfect.
Miss Manners.
16)

In his fantasies, where does Jack Lovett say he planned to take Inez when they're reunited? (from Part 2: Chapters 11 and 12)

Saigon.
Kyoto.
Bangkok.
Jakarta.
17)

On the radio interview to which Inez listens in this chapter, the analyst sums up America's position in Vietnam with what phrase? (from Part 3: Chapter 3)

Bye-bye.
Play ball.
That's a wrap.
End of the beginning.
18)

In what periodical does Billy Dillon discover an Omura involved in the container business? (from Part 2: Chapter 9)

The Economist.
The Los Angeles Times.
Business Week.
The Straits Times.
19)

How many correspondences does Didion receive from Inez putting her off in this chapter? (from Part 4: Chapter 2)

2.
3.
1.
4.
20)

What punishment is given the bodies of executed soldiers at the Schofield barracks? (from Part 4: Chapter 4)

They are buried upside down?
They face away from the flag.
Their graves are unmarked.
Their graves are never weeded.
21)

From where in Honolulu does Paul Christian call the police to turn himself in? (from Part 2: Chapter 5)

The airport.
His house.
A movie theatre.
The YMCA.
22)

What object does Inez demand be removed from the hall when she returns to Dwight's house in this chapter? (from Part 2: Chapter 10)

A photograph of Janet.
A family portrait.
A campaign sign for Harry Victor's '72 run.
A wedding lei.
23)

By most accounts, Paul Christian is deeply changed by his trip where? (from Part 2: Chapter 7)

Laos.
Honduras.
Tunis.
Moldova.
24)

Where do Inez and Lovett go after they leave Dwight's house in Chapter 12? (from Part 2: Chapters 11 and 12)

The Honolulu airport.
Jack's hotel room.
The hospital.
The interisland ferry dock.
25)

Frances Landau is said to be the grand niece of the first Jew ever to serve on what? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

The Supreme Court.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A Presidential cabinet.
The Board of Directors of the Met.
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