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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. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?
(a) Chronic.
(b) Palpable.
(c) False.
(d) Contagious.

2. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?
(a) Airplane.
(b) Bed.
(c) Consulate.
(d) Desert.

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

4. When does Didion say is a good time for women in their forties?
(a) Brunch on a Wednesday in spring.
(b) Dinner on a Friday in winter.
(c) Breakfast on a Saturday in fall.
(d) Lunchtime on a Sunday in summer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug does Inez catch her daughter Jessie using in 1973?

2. In what area's development does Dick Ziegler first make his money?

3. Which member of her family will Inez visit in the hospital within a couple hours of landing?

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

5. What is Harry Victor's first governmental office?

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