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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. 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 a woman.
(b) It is an American.
(c) It is a Communist.
(d) It is a reporter.

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

3. In the famous footage of Inez dancing, which famous New York building is she atop?
(a) The Met.
(b) The San Remo.
(c) The St. Regis.
(d) The Dakota.

4. Why does one of Janet Ziegler's son's not attend her funeral?
(a) His plane is grounded in Los Angeles.
(b) He is caught with drugs in the Honolulu airport.
(c) Dick Ziegler neglects to call him.
(d) He knows she died with a lover.

5. In her teaching at Berkeley, which author does Didion say can be heard in Orwell's work?
(a) Twain.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Hawthorne.
(d) Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?

2. In what office does Billy Dillon want Frank Tawagata to gather information?

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

4. Where is Wendell Omura pronounced dead?

5. What food-stuff do the Christians plan to send over to the Omuras'?

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