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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food-stuff do the Christians plan to send over to the Omuras'?
(a) Dried fruits.
(b) Muffins.
(c) Crab dip.
(d) Cherry cordials.

2. With what word does Paul Christian describe the actions of the police toward him?
(a) Officious.
(b) Courteous.
(c) Overzealous.
(d) Impertinent.

3. In what London periodical is Inez quoted about refugees?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Guardian.
(c) The Daily Mirror.
(d) The Economist.

4. What is Frank Tawagata's wife's maiden name?
(a) Victor.
(b) Omura.
(c) Lovett.
(d) Christian.

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

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

7. Jack Lovett's body is buried in Hawaii in a yard connected to what?
(a) A rendering plant.
(b) A synagogue.
(c) A historical manor.
(d) A barracks.

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

9. When Billy Dillon and Inez Victor visit Paul Christian, how does Paul say his brother must be celebrating?
(a) Saying thanks to the lord.
(b) Killing the fatted calf.
(c) Breaking out the champagne.
(d) Dancing in the street.

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose housing development was Wendell Omura blocking?

2. In what city do Janet and Dick Ziegler's children go to school?

3. What word does Didion use to describe the state in which she finds Inez Victor in Kuala Lumpur?

4. What is Jessie Victor's job at the Legion Club?

5. What does Billy Dillon do on the flight to Honolulu to calm himself?

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