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

2. Which of the following Christians is Inez Victor's grandmother?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) Cissy.
(c) Carol.
(d) Janet.

3. What action does the airline representative have difficulty doing when he meets Inez Victor in the rain?
(a) Putting on her lei.
(b) Crossing her name off the manifest.
(c) Shaking her hand.
(d) Taking her bag.

4. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?
(a) Servants.
(b) Mementos.
(c) Deception.
(d) Tropical plants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Adlai attending summer school during Jessie's crisis?

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

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

5. How long is the island that Lovett describes in Chapter 1?

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