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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is BJ's profession?
(a) Airplane mechanic.
(b) Consulate secretary.
(c) Field journalist.
(d) Intelligence analyst.

2. In what periodical does Billy Dillon discover an Omura involved in the container business?
(a) Business Week.
(b) The Economist.
(c) The Straits Times.
(d) The Los Angeles Times.

3. In his fantasies, where does Jack Lovett say he planned to take Inez when they're reunited?
(a) Bangkok.
(b) Jakarta.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Kyoto.

4. 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) Prosecutors do not have enough evidence to go to trial.
(d) He dies before the trial can start.

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

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

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

8. Who does Paul Christian call immediately after shooting Janet and Omura?
(a) The police.
(b) Inez.
(c) His brother.
(d) The Honolulu Advertiser.

9. Which of the following is not an assumption Inez makes about the owner of the room in which she stays in Hong Kong?
(a) It is an American.
(b) It is a reporter.
(c) It is a Communist.
(d) It is a woman.

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

11. How does Carol Christian die?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) A drug overdose.
(c) Suicide.
(d) An airplane crash.

12. On what holiday do Jack Lovett and Inez Victor travel to Hong Kong?
(a) St. Valentine's Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) New Years.

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

14. In what US satellite is Dick Ziegler when his wife is shot?
(a) Guam.
(b) The Virgin Islands.
(c) Guantanamo Bay.
(d) Puerto Rico.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At Janet's wedding, what does Carol Christian loudly lament not being able to afford for her daughter?

3. On the radio interview to which Inez listens in this chapter, the analyst sums up America's position in Vietnam with what phrase?

4. What does Inez suspect is happening throughout the Pacific as Jack Lovett's body is transported?

5. Who informs Inez of the shootings?

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