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

2. At the end of the chapter, what does Jack Lovett tell someone to do?
(a) Get Inez out of the rain.
(b) Call a car to the Christian house.
(c) Reroute the next plane to Oahu.
(d) Get him a cup of coffee.

3. In Inez's list of stars, what is the tenth and last to have been?
(a) Night star.
(b) North star.
(c) Meridian star.
(d) Twinkling star.

4. To what song is Inez Victor dancing the famous WNBC footage?
(a) Dancing Cheek to Cheek.
(b) Sittin' on Top of the World.
(c) Isn't It Romantic.
(d) In the Still of the Night.

5. Which member of his own family does Paul Christian eventually kill?
(a) Carol.
(b) Dwight.
(c) Janet.
(d) Cissy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?

4. On what aspect of news stories regarding southeast Asian turmoil does Didion generally focus?

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

(see the answer key)

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