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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. With whom does Lovett intend to confer upon arriving in Saigon?
(a) An English professor in town.
(b) An airline stewardess.
(c) A helicopter engineer.
(d) The U.S. consul.

6. How many flat electroencephalograms are required for Janet to be pronounced dead?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

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

9. At the end of the chapter, what does Dillon insist Inez say when asked about her father?
(a) He needs treatment.
(b) They have not spoken.
(c) No comment.
(d) She is not a member of the Christian family.

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

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

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

13. Whose presence at the house does Billy Dillon not mention in his telling of events in the chapter?
(a) Jessie Victor.
(b) Paul Christian.
(c) Jack Lovett.
(d) Harry Victor.

14. In what office does Billy Dillon want Frank Tawagata to gather information?
(a) The State's Attorney.
(b) The District Attorney.
(c) The Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
(d) The Justice Department.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Inez and Lovett go after they leave Dwight's house in Chapter 12?

2. On what small detail does Billy Dillon repeatedly fixate as he describes Dwight and Ruthie Christian?

3. What food-stuff do the Christians plan to send over to the Omuras'?

4. Why does one of Janet Ziegler's son's not attend her funeral?

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

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