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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city is Inez Victor when the new media finally locates her in 1976?
(a) Jakarta.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Kuala Lumpur.
(d) Honolulu.

2. What is Jack Lovett's primary concern regarding Jessie Victor's situation?
(a) She has access to opium dens.
(b) She does not speak Vietnamese.
(c) She is not on any evacuation list.
(d) She does not have a passport.

3. With whom does Inez want to speak when she call the Christian house from Hong Kong?
(a) Dwight.
(b) Adlai.
(c) Billy Dillon.
(d) Harry.

4. In Chapter 9, what has Inez not done for nearly two days?
(a) Seen Jack Lovett.
(b) Slept.
(c) Eaten.
(d) Called Jessie.

5. About what type of furnishing does Paul Christian repeatedly inquire during his visit with Inez?
(a) A credenza.
(b) An ottoman.
(c) A chaise lounge.
(d) A settee.

6. What does Inez suspect is happening throughout the Pacific as Jack Lovett's body is transported?
(a) Indigenous women trying to call his hotel room.
(b) Paper-shredding.
(c) Champagne bottles popping.
(d) 21-gun salutes.

7. Who does Billy Dillon implore Inez not to tell about the killings in this chapter?
(a) Adlai Victor.
(b) Dwight Christian.
(c) Dick Ziegler.
(d) Jessie Victor.

8. In what periodical does Billy Dillon discover an Omura involved in the container business?
(a) The Straits Times.
(b) Business Week.
(c) The Economist.
(d) The Los Angeles Times.

9. Why is the helicopter engineer back in Vietnam after two years in the US?
(a) To find his Vietnamese family.
(b) To start a covert operation in Laos.
(c) To assist the evacuation effort.
(d) To get a job at the consulate.

10. Of the following people whom Didion interviews, which is the least accessible with information?
(a) Inez Victor.
(b) Dwight Christian.
(c) Harry Victor.
(d) Billy Dillon.

11. Which of the following is not a color of pin agencies use to denote important evacuees?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

12. To whom had Paul Christian been making frequent cryptic phone calls in the weeks leading up to the shooting?
(a) Wendell Omura.
(b) Inez Victor.
(c) Ruthie Christian.
(d) Dick Ziegler.

13. What adjective does Billy Dillon use to describe Jessie's situation?
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Sensitive.
(c) Funny.
(d) Perfect.

14. When explaining to her father how he is not poor, what does Inez tell him he is not?
(a) A Mexican tomato picker.
(b) A heroin addict.
(c) A southern tenant farmer.
(d) A Cambodian orphan.

15. Why does Paul Christian never go to trial?
(a) The prosecution offers him a deal for a guilty plea.
(b) Prosecutors do not have enough evidence to go to trial.
(c) He dies before the trial can start.
(d) He is deemed incompetent to do so.

Short Answer Questions

1. in Johnston, what does Inez place inside Lovett's bodybag?

2. With whom does Lovett intend to confer upon arriving in Saigon?

3. Who gave Inez her emergency contact in Jakarta?

4. With what word does Paul Christian describe the actions of the police toward him?

5. What is the cause of Jack Lovett's death?

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