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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) Jack Lovett.
(b) Billy Dillon.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Harry Victor.

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

3. What name does Didion use as a stand-in for all the shared associates of men like Jack Lovett?
(a) Joe.
(b) Frank.
(c) Dan.
(d) Steve.

4. Who are the real "wildcards" in Jack Lovett's estimation (37)?
(a) Rogue states.
(b) The Cambodians.
(c) Neutral nations.
(d) Non-state actors.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what small detail does Billy Dillon repeatedly fixate as he describes Dwight and Ruthie Christian?

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

4. The U.S. ambassador to what country is on the cover of the Newsweek Didion keeps on the writing desk?

5. What food-stuff do the Christians plan to send over to the Omuras'?

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