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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. To what city is Inez referring when she quotes "Colors, moisture, heat..." (16)?
(a) Kuala Lumpur.
(b) Ho Chi Minh City.
(c) Jakarta.
(d) Phnom Penh.

2. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A socialite.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A model.

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

4. What appointment does Harry Victor turn down to run for President?
(a) An ambassadorship.
(b) Representative to the U.N.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) President of the World Bank.

5. On what aspect of news stories regarding southeast Asian turmoil does Didion generally focus?
(a) Dates.
(b) Photos.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Names.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who arrives in Honolulu with Inez Victor?

4. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?

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

(see the answer key)

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