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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 classes for college credit.
(b) It has a day spa.
(c) It offers monthly retreats.
(d) It secures a part-time job.

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

3. According to Inez, what is the major casualty of public life?
(a) Memory.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Privacy.

4. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?
(a) International exporter.
(b) Legal aid.
(c) Army officer.
(d) Adventurer.

5. The U.S. ambassador to what country is on the cover of the Newsweek Didion keeps on the writing desk?
(a) Spain.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) Chile.
(d) Indonesia.

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

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

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

9. Which of the following is not a reason that the Alliance of Democratic Institutions is losing influence in 1975?
(a) The Vietnam War is over.
(b) Several of its board members are under indictment.
(c) The IRS is trying to revoke its tax-exempt status.
(d) Harry Victor is seen as a political has-been.

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

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

12. At what museum did Inez work when Harry was at the Justice Department?
(a) Ford's Theater.
(b) The National Gallery.
(c) The Library of Congress.
(d) The Smithsonian.

13. How does Jack Lovett refer to the war in Vietnam?
(a) An assistance effort.
(b) A police action.
(c) A religious crusade.
(d) A Cold War component.

14. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Melville.
(c) Trollope.
(d) Elliot.

15. What event were Inez and Jack attending when they first met?
(a) A ballet.
(b) An inauguration.
(c) The christening of a ship.
(d) A debutante ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following political figures is featured in a framed picture in Harry Victor's office?

2. In her happy memory, where does Inez spend a day with her children while her husband is in Saigon?

3. In Inez's list of stars, what is the tenth and last to have been?

4. What drug does Inez catch her daughter Jessie using in 1973?

5. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?

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