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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. Who are the real "wildcards" in Jack Lovett's estimation (37)?
(a) Neutral nations.
(b) The Cambodians.
(c) Non-state actors.
(d) Rogue states.

2. According to one of Carol Christian's axioms, what does a woman blowing smoke at a man mean?
(a) She has something important to say.
(b) She is tired.
(c) She likes him.
(d) She wants him to leave.

3. According to Inez, what is the major casualty of public life?
(a) Memory.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Privacy.

4. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?
(a) Wendell Omura.
(b) Harry Victor.
(c) Janet Christian.
(d) Jack Lovett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what contemporary author does the writing assignment Didion quotes in Chapter 2 refer?

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

3. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?

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

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

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