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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. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?
(a) The device did not detonate.
(b) A group of campers wandered onto the detonation area.
(c) The detonation blew dust all over Reno.
(d) The device detonated too early.

2. What does the Victor contingent believe Jack Lovett does for a living?
(a) He is an investment banker.
(b) He is a military officer.
(c) He is in the aircraft business.
(d) He is a Christian missionary.

3. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Time.
(d) Vogue.

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

5. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?
(a) The New York Times
(b) The Los Angeles Times.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) The Washington Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Didion use as a stand-in for all the shared associates of men like Jack Lovett?

2. In Inez's list of stars, what is the tenth and last to have been?

3. Why does Harry have to leave Jakarta suddenly?

4. Who informs Inez of the shootings?

5. What tropical periodical has been banned in 1969?

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