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

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

3. Which member of his own family does Paul Christian eventually kill?
(a) Cissy.
(b) Carol.
(c) Janet.
(d) Dwight.

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

5. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?
(a) Desert.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Consulate.
(d) Bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Christians is Inez Victor's grandmother?

2. What comic book character do soldiers name the nuclear device that Lovett recalls being detonated?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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