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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Inez Victor send the telegram regarding "colors, moisture, heat..." obliquely mentioned at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Harry Victor.
(b) Billy Dillon.
(c) Jessie Victor.
(d) Paul Christian.

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

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

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

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

7. What adjective do Billy Dillon and the Christian family repeatedly use to describe the absent Inez in Chapter 12?
(a) Catatonic.
(b) Inconsiderate.
(c) Overwrought.
(d) Unaware.

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

9. How long after landing in Vietnam in Chapter 2 does Jack Lovett happen upon Jessie?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 2 days.
(d) He does not find her.

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

11. According to news reports in Chapter 1, how is Paul Christian wounded?
(a) A prison scuffle.
(b) A suicide attempt.
(c) A tumble down stairs.
(d) A fall in the prison shower.

12. Who gave Inez her emergency contact in Jakarta?
(a) Jack Lovett.
(b) The concierge at the hotel.
(c) Billy Dillon.
(d) Mr. Soebadio.

13. What does Billy Dillon do on the flight to Honolulu to calm himself?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Reads the Bible.
(c) Plays solitaire.
(d) Takes one of Inez's Valiums.

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

15. In what city do Janet and Dick Ziegler's children go to school?
(a) Amherst.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the chapter, what does Dillon insist Inez say when asked about her father?

2. What is Inez surprised she feels about her family at the end of the chapter?

3. What does Jessie say is her end goal for her career plan?

4. According to Didion, what city is en route to nowhere?

5. When Didion returns to the US after meeting Inez, whom does the Congress publicly subpoena?

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