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

2. To what song is Inez Victor dancing the famous WNBC footage?
(a) Dancing Cheek to Cheek.
(b) In the Still of the Night.
(c) Sittin' on Top of the World.
(d) Isn't It Romantic.

3. What is Inez Victor's maiden name?
(a) Christian.
(b) Krauss.
(c) Samson.
(d) Bouvier.

4. In what area's development does Dick Ziegler first make his money?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Australia.
(d) Hong Kong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the false memory that was to begin Didion's first book, what does Inez Victor recall her mother doing?

2. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?

3. What color does Jack Lovett recall the sky being during the Pacific nuclear tests?

4. According to one of Carol Christian's axioms, what does a woman blowing smoke at a man mean?

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

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