View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Didion's father's profession?
(a) Actuary.
(b) Economist.
(c) Physicist.
(d) Geologist.

3. How long has Inez Victor been married to Harry as of 1975?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. When explaining to her father how he is not poor, what does Inez tell him he is not?
(a) A Mexican tomato picker.
(b) A Cambodian orphan.
(c) A southern tenant farmer.
(d) A heroin addict.

5. In what periodical does Billy Dillon discover an Omura involved in the container business?
(a) The Economist.
(b) The Los Angeles Times.
(c) Business Week.
(d) The Straits Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frances Landau wearing during the Victor trip to Jakarta?

2. At Janet's wedding, what does Carol Christian loudly lament not being able to afford for her daughter?

3. Which member of her family will Inez visit in the hospital within a couple hours of landing?

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

5. According to news reports in Chapter 1, how is Paul Christian wounded?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 222 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample