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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The U.S. ambassador to what country is on the cover of the Newsweek Didion keeps on the writing desk?
(a) Spain.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Chile.

2. What character gives Didion a copy of the police report regarding the Paul Christian murders?
(a) Jack Lovett.
(b) Jessie Victor.
(c) Dwight Christian.
(d) Billy Dillon.

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

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

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

6. What does Jack Victor jokingly call Inez because of her careful word choice?
(a) Lady Christian.
(b) Miss Manners.
(c) Little Miss Perfect.
(d) Grammar Queen.

7. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?
(a) International exporter.
(b) Legal aid.
(c) Adventurer.
(d) Army officer.

8. Which of the following political figures is featured in a framed picture in Harry Victor's office?
(a) Walter Winchell.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

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

10. Dwight Christian keeps a large collection of what for special occasions?
(a) Wine.
(b) Cars.
(c) Quotations.
(d) Magic tricks.

11. Which member of the Christian family agrees to an interview with CBS during the 1972 campaign?
(a) Dwight.
(b) Carol.
(c) Janet.
(d) Paul.

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

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) A Presidential cabinet.
(d) The Board of Directors of the Met.

15. In her happy memory, where does Inez spend a day with her children while her husband is in Saigon?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Bangkok.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?

3. Which of the following is not a measure Inez takes to protect her privacy?

4. Why is Jack Lovett in Honolulu when the Christian murders occur?

5. As an educator at Berkeley in 1975, what does Didion do every morning?

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