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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Inez looks through Janet's closet, what does she wish someone had told her sister?
(a) She does not look good in pink.
(b) She owns too many pairs of shoes.
(c) She should not label her marijuana box.
(d) She should not keep Omura's shirts in her closet.

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

3. Who informs Inez of the shootings?
(a) Harry Victor.
(b) Billy Dillon.
(c) Jack Lovett.
(d) Dwight Christian.

4. What type of enterprise does Jack Lovett consider war?
(a) Commercial.
(b) Serendipitous.
(c) Moral.
(d) Political.

5. What is Jessie Victor's job at the Legion Club?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Hostess.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Escort.

6. in Johnston, what does Inez place inside Lovett's bodybag?
(a) A rose.
(b) An American flag.
(c) Her wedding ring.
(d) Her bandana.

7. Who spreads the news throughout Dwight Christian's office that Paul Christian is destitute?
(a) Paul himself.
(b) Ruthie Christian.
(c) Dick Ziegler.
(d) Dwight's receptionist.

8. The last time Inez and Janet speak, Janet remembers her mother doing what at her wedding?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Storming out.

9. What does Jack Lovett offer the helicopter engineer in Chapter 2?
(a) A tip regarding Laotian regugee camps.
(b) A bottle of Seagrams.
(c) A ride to Saigon.
(d) A spot on the next flight out of Vietnam.

10. Where does Jessie Victor want to get a job?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) Laos.

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

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

13. What patriotic song is played on a loop on radios after the Bing Crosby signal?
(a) America the Beautiful.
(b) Stars and Stripes Forever.
(c) Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(d) A Yankee Doodle Medley.

14. Which character conspicuously disappears to attend Carole Christian at Janet's wedding?
(a) Harry Victor.
(b) Paul Christian.
(c) Janet Ziegler.
(d) Inez Victor.

15. By most accounts, Paul Christian is deeply changed by his trip where?
(a) Honduras.
(b) Tunis.
(c) Laos.
(d) Moldova.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Inez not want Jessie returning on an orphan plane?

2. What reason does Jessie give Harry for not wanting to go to Janet's funeral?

3. About what type of furnishing does Paul Christian repeatedly inquire during his visit with Inez?

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

5. What reason does Adlai offer for Jessie's going to Saigon?

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