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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. What food-stuff do the Christians plan to send over to the Omuras'?
(a) Dried fruits.
(b) Crab dip.
(c) Cherry cordials.
(d) Muffins.

2. As an educator at Berkeley in 1975, what does Didion do every morning?
(a) Has conferences with struggling students.
(b) Eats a grapfruit.
(c) Calls Inez in New York.
(d) Reads several papers.

3. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?
(a) A socialite.
(b) A model.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A cab driver.

4. At what museum did Inez work when Harry was at the Justice Department?
(a) The National Gallery.
(b) The Library of Congress.
(c) Ford's Theater.
(d) The Smithsonian.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. With whom does Inez Victor abruptly leave Honolulu in 1975?

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

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