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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?
(a) Millet.
(b) Sargent.
(c) Goya.
(d) Delacroix.

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

3. Where was Inez Victor born?
(a) Washington, DC.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) New York.
(d) Connecticut.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Inez eventually work with refugees?

3. How long has Inez Victor been married to Harry as of 1975?

4. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?

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

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