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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?
(a) Tropical plants.
(b) Servants.
(c) Deception.
(d) Mementos.

2. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?
(a) Delacroix.
(b) Sargent.
(c) Millet.
(d) Goya.

3. What is the ill-chosen name of Dick Ziegler's new development?
(a) Lillie Point.
(b) Sea Meadow.
(c) Locust Grove.
(d) Warm Springs.

4. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?
(a) Jack Lovett.
(b) Harry Victor.
(c) Wendell Omura.
(d) Janet Christian.

5. What special interest does Paul Dillon not allow Inez to have?
(a) Drug abuse education.
(b) Refugees.
(c) Art preservation.
(d) Endangered species.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a reason that the Alliance of Democratic Institutions is losing influence in 1975?

2. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?

3. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?

4. During their 1975 visit in Kuala Lumpur, who does Inez say she speaks to every night?

5. In her teaching at Berkeley, which author does Didion say can be heard in Orwell's work?

(see the answer key)

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