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

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

3. Where is Adlai attending summer school during Jessie's crisis?
(a) Peoria.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Colorado Springs.
(d) Austin.

4. To what contemporary author does the writing assignment Didion quotes in Chapter 2 refer?
(a) Delillo.
(b) Updike.
(c) Didion.
(d) Kesey.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What special interest does Paul Dillon not allow Inez to have?

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

4. What word does Jack Lovett use to describe Inez Victor when he discusses her with Didion?

5. Which of the following characters does not accompany Harry Victor to Jakarta in 1969?

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