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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. On what small detail does Billy Dillon repeatedly fixate as he describes Dwight and Ruthie Christian?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Umbrellas.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Crackers.

2. What event were Inez and Jack attending when they first met?
(a) A debutante ball.
(b) The christening of a ship.
(c) An inauguration.
(d) A ballet.

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

4. Whose presence at the house does Billy Dillon not mention in his telling of events in the chapter?
(a) Paul Christian.
(b) Harry Victor.
(c) Jack Lovett.
(d) Jessie Victor.

5. Which member of the Christian family agrees to an interview with CBS during the 1972 campaign?
(a) Dwight.
(b) Janet.
(c) Carol.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what contemporary author does the writing assignment Didion quotes in Chapter 2 refer?

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

3. The U.S. ambassador to what country is on the cover of the Newsweek Didion keeps on the writing desk?

4. When various agencies gather to discuss the process of evacuating Saigon, what do they neglect to bring?

5. How long after landing in Vietnam in Chapter 2 does Jack Lovett happen upon Jessie?

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