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

2. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?
(a) Drop fuel.
(b) Jettison cargo.
(c) Eject crew.
(d) Pull shute.

3. What word does Jack Lovett use to describe Inez Victor when he discusses her with Didion?
(a) Fragile.
(b) Noble.
(c) Resilient.
(d) Aloof.

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

5. In what periodical does Billy Dillon discover an Omura involved in the container business?
(a) The Los Angeles Times.
(b) The Economist.
(c) Business Week.
(d) The Straits Times.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?

3. What action does the narrator recall Inez Victor busying herself with on their 1975 meeting in Kuala Lumpur?

4. By what term does Janet refer to the governess that looked after Inez and her as children?

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

(see the answer key)

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