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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jack Lovett in Honolulu when the Christian murders occur?
(a) He arranged the murder.
(b) He is there to visit Janet Christian.
(c) He lives there.
(d) He is meeting helicopters from Vietnam.

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

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

4. What tropical periodical has been banned in 1969?
(a) Jakarta Dispatch.
(b) Straits Times.
(c) Bangkok Tribune.
(d) Micronesian Journal.

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

6. In the false memory that was to begin Didion's first book, what does Inez Victor recall her mother doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating.

7. Frances Landau is said to be the grand niece of the first Jew ever to serve on what?
(a) The Supreme Court.
(b) A Presidential cabinet.
(c) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(d) The Board of Directors of the Met.

8. 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 read it in the papers.
(c) They find a way to make money from it.
(d) They see it with their own eyes.

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

10. 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.

11. What is Frances Landau wearing during the Victor trip to Jakarta?
(a) A pink dress.
(b) A navy blue pants suit.
(c) Fatigues.
(d) A sweatsuit.

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

13. The one witness interviewed at the Christian crime scene is of what connection to Janet Ziegler?
(a) Her housekeeper.
(b) Her chauffeur.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) An inlaw.

14. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?
(a) Mementos.
(b) Deception.
(c) Tropical plants.
(d) Servants.

15. What happens to Paul Christian after he sends the cable to Inez?
(a) He flees Hawaii for Thailand.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He takes in a film.
(d) He is committed to an insane asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does not accompany Harry Victor to Jakarta in 1969?

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

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

4. How does Jack Lovett refer to the war in Vietnam?

5. Who are the real "wildcards" in Jack Lovett's estimation (37)?

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