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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jessie Victor's job at the Legion Club?
(a) Hostess.
(b) Escort.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Dancer.

2. How was the helicopter engineer's daughter blinded?
(a) She stared into an eclipse.
(b) A leaking hydraulic line sprayed her face.
(c) She was born blind.
(d) Exposure to Agent Orange.

3. Which of the following is not an assumption Inez makes about the owner of the room in which she stays in Hong Kong?
(a) It is an American.
(b) It is a reporter.
(c) It is a woman.
(d) It is a Communist.

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

5. What do both aerialists and writers know not to do?
(a) Work without a net.
(b) Look down.
(c) Move too fast.
(d) Overextend themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack Lovett refer to the war in Vietnam?

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

3. What character gives Didion a copy of the police report regarding the Paul Christian murders?

4. With whom does Inez want to speak when she call the Christian house from Hong Kong?

5. In what city did Frank Tawagata assist Harry Victor in his 1972 campaign?

(see the answer key)

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