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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. In Inez's list of stars, what is the tenth and last to have been?
(a) Meridian star.
(b) Twinkling star.
(c) Night star.
(d) North star.

2. In his fantasies, where does Jack Lovett say he planned to take Inez when they're reunited?
(a) Jakarta.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Kyoto.

3. With whom does Inez Victor abruptly leave Honolulu in 1975?
(a) Jessie Victor.
(b) Joan Didion.
(c) Harry Victor.
(d) Jack Lovett.

4. What character gives Didion a copy of the police report regarding the Paul Christian murders?
(a) Billy Dillon.
(b) Jessie Victor.
(c) Dwight Christian.
(d) Jack Lovett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As an educator at Berkeley in 1975, what does Didion do every morning?

2. What does Jack Lovett offer the helicopter engineer in Chapter 2?

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

4. To what does Didion compare the effects of time in 1975?

5. Where do Inez and Lovett go after they leave Dwight's house in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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