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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The New York Times
(d) The Los Angeles Times.

4. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?
(a) Jack Lovett.
(b) Janet Christian.
(c) Harry Victor.
(d) Wendell Omura.

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

6. What color does Jack Lovett recall the sky being during the Pacific nuclear tests?
(a) Gray.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Orange.

7. What comic book character do soldiers name the nuclear device that Lovett recalls being detonated?
(a) Wonder Woman.
(b) Green Lantern.
(c) Superman.
(d) Lil' Abner.

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

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

10. What action does the airline representative have difficulty doing when he meets Inez Victor in the rain?
(a) Crossing her name off the manifest.
(b) Shaking her hand.
(c) Putting on her lei.
(d) Taking her bag.

11. In her happy memory, where does Inez spend a day with her children while her husband is in Saigon?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Bangkok.

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

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

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

15. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?
(a) False.
(b) Contagious.
(c) Chronic.
(d) Palpable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harry have to leave Jakarta suddenly?

2. In what area's development does Dick Ziegler first make his money?

3. Where is Wendell Omura pronounced dead?

4. The U.S. ambassador to what country is on the cover of the Newsweek Didion keeps on the writing desk?

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

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