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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. How does Ruthie Christian busy herself in Chapter 7?
(a) Arranging books.
(b) Arranging photos.
(c) Arranging crackers.
(d) Arranging flowers.

2. What action does the narrator recall Inez Victor busying herself with on their 1975 meeting in Kuala Lumpur?
(a) Taking down a Christmas tree.
(b) Checking the air in her Mecercedes' tires.
(c) Stuffing envelopes.
(d) Making a fruit salad.

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

4. In her teaching at Berkeley, which author does Didion say can be heard in Orwell's work?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Hawthorne.
(c) Twain.
(d) Faulkner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose presence at the house does Billy Dillon not mention in his telling of events in the chapter?

2. At what museum did Inez work when Harry was at the Justice Department?

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

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

5. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?

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