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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What name does Didion use as a stand-in for all the shared associates of men like Jack Lovett?
(a) Dan.
(b) Frank.
(c) Steve.
(d) Joe.

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

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

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

7. According to one of Carol Christian's axioms, what does a woman blowing smoke at a man mean?
(a) She is tired.
(b) She has something important to say.
(c) She wants him to leave.
(d) She likes him.

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

9. By what term does Janet refer to the governess that looked after Inez and her as children?
(a) Biddy.
(b) Lady-in-waiting.
(c) Mademoiselle.
(d) Our girl.

10. What type of suits does Jack Lovett customarily wear?
(a) Pinstripe.
(b) Three-piece.
(c) Leisure.
(d) Seersucker.

11. 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.

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

13. According to Inez, what is the major casualty of public life?
(a) Memory.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Privacy.

14. Which of the following characters does not accompany Harry Victor to Jakarta in 1969?
(a) Billy Dillon.
(b) Frances Landau.
(c) Janet Christian.
(d) Dwight Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Jack Lovett recall the sky being during the Pacific nuclear tests?

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

3. In Chapter 10, what nickname does Inez protest she has never been called?

4. Dwight Christian keeps a large collection of what for special occasions?

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

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