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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In addition to methadone, what service does Jessie's last rehab program provide?
(a) It offers classes for college credit.
(b) It secures a part-time job.
(c) It has a day spa.
(d) It offers monthly retreats.

5. In what tropical city are Inez and Jack Lovett when Saigon falls?
(a) Jakarta.
(b) Honolulu.
(c) Kuala Lumpur.
(d) Phnom Penh.

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

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

8. Which of the following Christians is Inez Victor's grandmother?
(a) Cissy.
(b) Ruthie.
(c) Janet.
(d) Carol.

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

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

11. On what aspect of news stories regarding southeast Asian turmoil does Didion generally focus?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Names.
(c) Dates.
(d) Photos.

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

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

14. Who is the witness at the wedding of Inez and Harry Victor?
(a) Dwight Christian.
(b) Jack Lovett.
(c) Billy DIllon.
(d) Janet Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During their 1975 visit in Kuala Lumpur, who does Inez say she speaks to every night?

2. What does Jack Victor jokingly call Inez because of her careful word choice?

3. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?

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

5. What comic book character do soldiers name the nuclear device that Lovett recalls being detonated?

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