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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. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?
(a) Army officer.
(b) International exporter.
(c) Adventurer.
(d) Legal aid.

2. In what year does the Chapter 1 conversation take place?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1981.

3. What color does Jack Lovett recall the sky being during the Pacific nuclear tests?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Orange.
(d) Gray.

4. In the false memory that was to begin Didion's first book, what does Inez Victor recall her mother doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Dancing.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Inez, what is the major casualty of public life?

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

3. Which member of his own family does Paul Christian eventually kill?

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

5. Who are the real "wildcards" in Jack Lovett's estimation (37)?

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