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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. Frances Landau is said to be the grand niece of the first Jew ever to serve on what?
(a) The Board of Directors of the Met.
(b) A Presidential cabinet.
(c) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(d) The Supreme Court.

2. What comic book character do soldiers name the nuclear device that Lovett recalls being detonated?
(a) Superman.
(b) Wonder Woman.
(c) Green Lantern.
(d) Lil' Abner.

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

4. What is the name of the girl who is seriously injured in a car accident with Adlai?
(a) Erin.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Nicole.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Harry have to leave Jakarta suddenly?

3. What type of suits does Jack Lovett customarily wear?

4. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?

5. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?

(see the answer key)

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