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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Inez eventually work with refugees?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Sarajevo.
(d) Kuala Lumpur.

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

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

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

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

6. What special interest does Paul Dillon not allow Inez to have?
(a) Drug abuse education.
(b) Art preservation.
(c) Endangered species.
(d) Refugees.

7. What is Inez's date doing when Jack Lovett happens upon them in a cane field?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Singing to himself.
(d) Kissing her neck.

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

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

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

11. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?
(a) A cab driver.
(b) A model.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A socialite.

12. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?
(a) Goya.
(b) Delacroix.
(c) Sargent.
(d) Millet.

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

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

15. In the famous footage of Inez dancing, which famous New York building is she atop?
(a) The Met.
(b) The Dakota.
(c) The San Remo.
(d) The St. Regis.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their 1975 visit in Kuala Lumpur, who does Inez say she speaks to every night?

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

3. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?

4. Who is the witness at the wedding of Inez and Harry Victor?

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

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