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

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

3. Where does Inez eventually work with refugees?
(a) Tibet.
(b) Kuala Lumpur.
(c) Sarajevo.
(d) Cape Town.

4. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?
(a) A socialite.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A model.

5. In Chapter 10, what nickname does Inez protest she has never been called?
(a) Carol Junior.
(b) Button.
(c) Nezzie.
(d) Lady Victor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what contemporary author does the writing assignment Didion quotes in Chapter 2 refer?

3. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?

4. What is Didion's father's profession?

5. In Inez's list of stars, what is the tenth and last to have been?

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