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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?
(a) Army officer.
(b) Legal aid.
(c) Adventurer.
(d) International exporter.

2. What was the subject of the novel that Didion abandoned?
(a) Hawaiian geography.
(b) Inez Victor.
(c) The Christian Family.
(d) Jack Lovett.

3. To what contemporary author does the writing assignment Didion quotes in Chapter 2 refer?
(a) Delillo.
(b) Kesey.
(c) Updike.
(d) Didion.

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

5. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?
(a) Vogue.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what tropical city are Inez and Jack Lovett when Saigon falls?

2. To what city is Inez referring when she quotes "Colors, moisture, heat..." (16)?

3. To what song is Inez Victor dancing the famous WNBC footage?

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

5. Which of the following is not a measure Inez takes to protect her privacy?

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