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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?
(a) A group of campers wandered onto the detonation area.
(b) The detonation blew dust all over Reno.
(c) The device detonated too early.
(d) The device did not detonate.

2. To what does Didion compare the effects of time in 1975?
(a) A weathering brook.
(b) An all-you-can-eat buffet.
(c) An atomic bomb.
(d) A black hole.

3. Why is Jack Lovett in Honolulu when the Christian murders occur?
(a) He arranged the murder.
(b) He is there to visit Janet Christian.
(c) He is meeting helicopters from Vietnam.
(d) He lives there.

4. In the famous footage of Inez dancing, which famous New York building is she atop?
(a) The Met.
(b) The St. Regis.
(c) The San Remo.
(d) The Dakota.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives in Honolulu with Inez Victor?

2. By what term does Janet refer to the governess that looked after Inez and her as children?

3. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?

4. In what year does the Chapter 1 conversation take place?

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

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