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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a measure Inez takes to protect her privacy?
(a) Scratches her name off prescription bottles.
(b) Refuses to stay in the New York apartment alone.
(c) Stops frequenting a book store with too much delivery information.
(d) Checks into hotels under assumed names.

2. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?
(a) Running a marathon.
(b) Being eaten away from the inside.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Sleepwalking.

3. In addition to methadone, what service does Jessie's last rehab program provide?
(a) It offers monthly retreats.
(b) It has a day spa.
(c) It secures a part-time job.
(d) It offers classes for college credit.

4. Which member of her family will Inez visit in the hospital within a couple hours of landing?
(a) Paul.
(b) Dwight.
(c) Janet.
(d) Jessie.

5. What was the subject of the novel that Didion abandoned?
(a) Jack Lovett.
(b) Hawaiian geography.
(c) Inez Victor.
(d) The Christian Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her teaching at Berkeley, which author does Didion say can be heard in Orwell's work?

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

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

4. What happens to Paul Christian after he sends the cable to Inez?

5. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?

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