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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During their 1975 visit in Kuala Lumpur, who does Inez say she speaks to every night?

3. What action does the narrator recall Inez Victor busying herself with on their 1975 meeting in Kuala Lumpur?

4. What special interest does Paul Dillon not allow Inez to have?

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

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