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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Inez's date doing when Jack Lovett happens upon them in a cane field?
(a) Kissing her neck.
(b) Singing to himself.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Sleeping.

2. As an educator at Berkeley in 1975, what does Didion do every morning?
(a) Eats a grapfruit.
(b) Calls Inez in New York.
(c) Has conferences with struggling students.
(d) Reads several papers.

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

4. How does Jack Lovett refer to the war in Vietnam?
(a) A Cold War component.
(b) A police action.
(c) An assistance effort.
(d) A religious crusade.

5. How long has Inez Victor been married to Harry as of 1975?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?

2. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?

3. To what city is Inez referring when she quotes "Colors, moisture, heat..." (16)?

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

5. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?

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