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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what European city does Harry Victor now spend most of his time?
(a) West Berlin.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Paris.
(d) Copenhagen.

3. In what city did Frank Tawagata assist Harry Victor in his 1972 campaign?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Miami.
(d) Honolulu.

4. What does Jack Lovett tell Jessie they are doing to get her to an airplane?
(a) Sending a cable to Inez.
(b) Going to a shrine.
(c) Meeting a contact at a golf course.
(d) Seeing a movie.

5. What does Jessie say is her end goal for her career plan?
(a) Running for Congress.
(b) Becoming a nun.
(c) Getting a novel published.
(d) Owning a cruise-liner.

6. What reason does Adlai offer for Jessie's going to Saigon?
(a) She has another family in Vietnam.
(b) She wants to join the Viet Cong.
(c) She is suicidal.
(d) She wants to score some heroin.

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

8. About how long does Inez stay in Hong Kong?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 1 month.

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

10. How does Didion describe Lovett's attitude toward the countries he represents?
(a) Disdainful.
(b) Immaterial.
(c) Loyal.
(d) Abstract.

11. Why does one of Janet Ziegler's son's not attend her funeral?
(a) He is caught with drugs in the Honolulu airport.
(b) Dick Ziegler neglects to call him.
(c) He knows she died with a lover.
(d) His plane is grounded in Los Angeles.

12. What is the ill-chosen name of Dick Ziegler's new development?
(a) Sea Meadow.
(b) Locust Grove.
(c) Warm Springs.
(d) Lillie Point.

13. Why does Didion think Inez wants to see her at the end of the chapter?
(a) To get Lovett's defense to the public.
(b) To admit something about 1975.
(c) To tell her she is marrying Jack Lovett.
(d) To apologize.

14. What evidence does Jack Lovett bring to the Christian house that Jessie is in Vietnam?
(a) Her tennis visor.
(b) A photo of her in Da Nang.
(c) Her fake press pass.
(d) A copy of her license.

15. What does Mr. Soebadio remove from Jack Lovett's jacket before he seals the body-bag?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A money clip.
(c) His passport.
(d) Business cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is BJ's profession?

2. Why does Paul Christian never go to trial?

3. What object does Inez demand be removed from the hall when she returns to Dwight's house in this chapter?

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

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

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