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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) Cocaine.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Qualudes.
2. How long has Inez Victor been married to Harry as of 1975?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.
3. According to Inez, what is the major casualty of public life?
(a) Memory.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Privacy.
4. Which of the following political figures is featured in a framed picture in Harry Victor's office?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Adlai Stevenson.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(d) Walter Winchell.
5. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?
(a) The device did not detonate.
(b) The device detonated too early.
(c) A group of campers wandered onto the detonation area.
(d) The detonation blew dust all over Reno.
6. Who is the witness at the wedding of Inez and Harry Victor?
(a) Billy DIllon.
(b) Dwight Christian.
(c) Jack Lovett.
(d) Janet Christian.
7. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?
(a) Palpable.
(b) Chronic.
(c) Contagious.
(d) False.
8. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?
(a) Trollope.
(b) Melville.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Elliot.
9. What character gives Didion a copy of the police report regarding the Paul Christian murders?
(a) Jessie Victor.
(b) Billy Dillon.
(c) Dwight Christian.
(d) Jack Lovett.
10. During their 1975 visit in Kuala Lumpur, who does Inez say she speaks to every night?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Billy Dillon.
(c) Jack Lovett.
(d) Harry Victor.
11. In what area's development does Dick Ziegler first make his money?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Australia.
12. What was the subject of the novel that Didion abandoned?
(a) The Christian Family.
(b) Inez Victor.
(c) Hawaiian geography.
(d) Jack Lovett.
13. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?
(a) Deception.
(b) Mementos.
(c) Tropical plants.
(d) Servants.
14. To what city is Inez referring when she quotes "Colors, moisture, heat..." (16)?
(a) Ho Chi Minh City.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) Kuala Lumpur.
(d) Jakarta.
15. What does Jack Victor jokingly call Inez because of her careful word choice?
(a) Miss Manners.
(b) Little Miss Perfect.
(c) Grammar Queen.
(d) Lady Christian.
Short Answer Questions
1. What appointment does Harry Victor turn down to run for President?
2. In what year does the Chapter 1 conversation take place?
3. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?
4. In the famous footage of Inez dancing, which famous New York building is she atop?
5. At the end of the chapter, what does Jack Lovett tell someone to do?
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