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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. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?
(a) Running a marathon.
(b) Being eaten away from the inside.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Sleepwalking.

2. To what city is Inez referring when she quotes "Colors, moisture, heat..." (16)?
(a) Ho Chi Minh City.
(b) Kuala Lumpur.
(c) Phnom Penh.
(d) Jakarta.

3. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?
(a) Jack Lovett.
(b) Janet Christian.
(c) Harry Victor.
(d) Wendell Omura.

4. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?
(a) Servants.
(b) Tropical plants.
(c) Mementos.
(d) Deception.

5. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A socialite.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A model.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event were Inez and Jack attending when they first met?

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

3. What name does Didion use as a stand-in for all the shared associates of men like Jack Lovett?

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

5. With what word does Paul Christian describe the actions of the police toward him?

(see the answer key)

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