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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. During their 1975 visit in Kuala Lumpur, who does Inez say she speaks to every night?
(a) Harry Victor.
(b) Jack Lovett.
(c) Billy Dillon.
(d) Jesse.

2. How does Jack Lovett refer to the war in Vietnam?
(a) A Cold War component.
(b) A religious crusade.
(c) A police action.
(d) An assistance effort.

3. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The New York Times
(c) The Los Angeles Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

4. The U.S. ambassador to what country is on the cover of the Newsweek Didion keeps on the writing desk?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Spain.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Chile.

5. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?
(a) Being eaten away from the inside.
(b) Sleepwalking.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Running a marathon.

Short Answer Questions

1. As an educator at Berkeley in 1975, what does Didion do every morning?

2. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?

3. Where does Inez eventually work with refugees?

4. In what city do Janet and Dick Ziegler's children go to school?

5. What do both aerialists and writers know not to do?

(see the answer key)

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