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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. Who does Paul Christian pretend to be in the cable he sends to Inez Victor in 1975?
(a) Dwight Christian.
(b) Jack Lovett.
(c) Wendell Omura.
(d) Janet Ziegler.

2. What type of sportsman does Jack Victor prophesy Inez Christian will marry?
(a) A baseball player.
(b) A football player.
(c) A squash player.
(d) A lacrosse player.

3. How does Jack Lovett refer to the war in Vietnam?
(a) An assistance effort.
(b) A religious crusade.
(c) A Cold War component.
(d) A police action.

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

5. When various agencies gather to discuss the process of evacuating Saigon, what do they neglect to bring?
(a) An interpreter.
(b) A military advisor.
(c) A map of Saigon.
(d) A list of evacuees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the helicopter engineer back in Vietnam after two years in the US?

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

3. According to news reports in Chapter 1, how is Paul Christian wounded?

4. In his fantasies, where does Jack Lovett say he planned to take Inez when they're reunited?

5. What is Inez's date doing when Jack Lovett happens upon them in a cane field?

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