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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Jack Lovett in Honolulu when the Christian murders occur?
(a) He is there to visit Janet Christian.
(b) He lives there.
(c) He is meeting helicopters from Vietnam.
(d) He arranged the murder.

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

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

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

10. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?
(a) Palpable.
(b) False.
(c) Chronic.
(d) Contagious.

11. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?
(a) Harry Victor.
(b) Janet Christian.
(c) Jack Lovett.
(d) Wendell Omura.

12. Who arrives in Honolulu with Inez Victor?
(a) Billy Dillon.
(b) Harry Victor.
(c) Dwight Christian.
(d) Jack Lovett.

13. What tropical periodical has been banned in 1969?
(a) Bangkok Tribune.
(b) Micronesian Journal.
(c) Straits Times.
(d) Jakarta Dispatch.

14. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?
(a) Airplane.
(b) Consulate.
(c) Bed.
(d) Desert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Victor contingent believe Jack Lovett does for a living?

2. What do both aerialists and writers know not to do?

3. With whom does Inez Victor abruptly leave Honolulu in 1975?

4. What type of sportsman does Jack Victor prophesy Inez Christian will marry?

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

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