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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 her teaching at Berkeley, which author does Didion say can be heard in Orwell's work?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Hawthorne.
(d) Twain.

2. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Vogue.
(c) Time.
(d) The New Yorker.

3. How long is the island that Lovett describes in Chapter 1?
(a) A mile and a half.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) A half a mile.
(d) Five miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what nickname does Inez protest she has never been called?

2. Where was Inez Victor born?

3. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?

4. To what song is Inez Victor dancing the famous WNBC footage?

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

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