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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What appointment does Harry Victor turn down to run for President?
(a) Representative to the U.N.
(b) An ambassadorship.
(c) President of the World Bank.
(d) Attorney General.

3. To what song is Inez Victor dancing the famous WNBC footage?
(a) Dancing Cheek to Cheek.
(b) Sittin' on Top of the World.
(c) Isn't It Romantic.
(d) In the Still of the Night.

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

5. Who are the real "wildcards" in Jack Lovett's estimation (37)?
(a) Neutral nations.
(b) The Cambodians.
(c) Non-state actors.
(d) Rogue states.

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

7. What event were Inez and Jack attending when they first met?
(a) The christening of a ship.
(b) An inauguration.
(c) A ballet.
(d) A debutante ball.

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

9. What does Lovett say is the only way Harry and his associates believe something is true?
(a) They hear it from the the FBI.
(b) They see it with their own eyes.
(c) They read it in the papers.
(d) They find a way to make money from it.

10. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Melville.
(c) Trollope.
(d) Elliot.

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

12. In Inez's list of stars, what is the tenth and last to have been?
(a) North star.
(b) Night star.
(c) Twinkling star.
(d) Meridian star.

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

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

15. What do both aerialists and writers know not to do?
(a) Move too fast.
(b) Look down.
(c) Work without a net.
(d) Overextend themselves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who arrives in Honolulu with Inez Victor?

3. Which of the following political figures is featured in a framed picture in Harry Victor's office?

4. Where is Wendell Omura pronounced dead?

5. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?

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