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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Inez Victor's maiden name?
(a) Christian.
(b) Krauss.
(c) Samson.
(d) Bouvier.

2. Who does Paul Christian pretend to be in the cable he sends to Inez Victor in 1975?
(a) Wendell Omura.
(b) Jack Lovett.
(c) Janet Ziegler.
(d) Dwight Christian.

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

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

5. When does Didion say is a good time for women in their forties?
(a) Brunch on a Wednesday in spring.
(b) Dinner on a Friday in winter.
(c) Lunchtime on a Sunday in summer.
(d) Breakfast on a Saturday in fall.

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

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

8. How long is the island that Lovett describes in Chapter 1?
(a) Eight miles.
(b) A half a mile.
(c) Five miles.
(d) A mile and a half.

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

10. Where was Inez Victor born?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) New York.

11. What drug does Inez catch her daughter Jessie using in 1973?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Qualudes.

12. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?
(a) Sargent.
(b) Millet.
(c) Delacroix.
(d) Goya.

13. What special interest does Paul Dillon not allow Inez to have?
(a) Endangered species.
(b) Art preservation.
(c) Refugees.
(d) Drug abuse education.

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

15. At the end of the chapter, what does Jack Lovett tell someone to do?
(a) Get him a cup of coffee.
(b) Reroute the next plane to Oahu.
(c) Get Inez out of the rain.
(d) Call a car to the Christian house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Harry Victor's first governmental office?

2. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?

3. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?

4. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?

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

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