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

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

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

4. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?
(a) Elliot.
(b) Melville.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Trollope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what nickname does Inez protest she has never been called?

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

3. What word does Jack Lovett use to describe Inez Victor when he discusses her with Didion?

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

5. Which of the following Christians is Inez Victor's grandmother?

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