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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Didion's father's profession?
(a) Economist.
(b) Actuary.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Physicist.

2. How long is the island that Lovett describes in Chapter 1?
(a) A mile and a half.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) A half a mile.
(d) Five miles.

3. What comic book character do soldiers name the nuclear device that Lovett recalls being detonated?
(a) Wonder Woman.
(b) Green Lantern.
(c) Lil' Abner.
(d) Superman.

4. Which of the following Christians is Inez Victor's grandmother?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) Janet.
(c) Carol.
(d) Cissy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Chapter 1 conversation take place?

2. What was the subject of the novel that Didion abandoned?

3. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?

4. Where was Inez Victor born?

5. What type of suits does Jack Lovett customarily wear?

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