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

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

3. How long has Inez Victor been married to Harry as of 1975?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

5. What word does Jack Lovett use to describe Inez Victor when he discusses her with Didion?
(a) Fragile.
(b) Resilient.
(c) Noble.
(d) Aloof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dwight Christian keeps a large collection of what for special occasions?

2. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?

3. In what tropical city are Inez and Jack Lovett when Saigon falls?

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

5. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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