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

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

3. What is Didion's father's profession?
(a) Physicist.
(b) Actuary.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Economist.

4. Which of the following Christians is Inez Victor's grandmother?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) Carol.
(c) Cissy.
(d) Janet.

5. To what city is Inez referring when she quotes "Colors, moisture, heat..." (16)?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Kuala Lumpur.
(c) Ho Chi Minh City.
(d) Jakarta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Inez Victor born?

2. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?

3. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?

4. In the famous footage of Inez dancing, which famous New York building is she atop?

5. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?

(see the answer key)

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