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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?
(a) Jettison cargo.
(b) Drop fuel.
(c) Eject crew.
(d) Pull shute.

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

3. To what does Didion compare the effects of time in 1975?
(a) A black hole.
(b) An atomic bomb.
(c) A weathering brook.
(d) An all-you-can-eat buffet.

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

5. What type of sportsman does Jack Victor prophesy Inez Christian will marry?
(a) A lacrosse player.
(b) A squash player.
(c) A football player.
(d) A baseball player.

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

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

8. Why does Harry have to leave Jakarta suddenly?
(a) A grenade is lobbed at the embassy.
(b) He is being burned in effigy outside.
(c) The Indonesian king asks him to leave.
(d) Harry's mother takes ill suddenly.

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

10. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?
(a) Sleepwalking.
(b) Being eaten away from the inside.
(c) Running a marathon.
(d) Dancing.

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

12. Where was Inez Victor born?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) New York.
(d) Connecticut.

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

14. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?
(a) A group of campers wandered onto the detonation area.
(b) The device did not detonate.
(c) The device detonated too early.
(d) The detonation blew dust all over Reno.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?

2. At the end of the chapter, what does Jack Lovett tell someone to do?

3. Which member of his own family does Paul Christian eventually kill?

4. Where in Janet's house is the body of Wendell Omura found?

5. What is Didion's father's profession?

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