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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) Jesse.
(c) Harry Victor.
(d) Billy Dillon.

2. To what does Didion compare the effects of time in 1975?
(a) A black hole.
(b) An all-you-can-eat buffet.
(c) A weathering brook.
(d) An atomic bomb.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?

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

3. What name does Didion use as a stand-in for all the shared associates of men like Jack Lovett?

4. What is the ill-chosen name of Dick Ziegler's new development?

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

(see the answer key)

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