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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the style of what English Victorian writer does Didion begin Chapter 2?
(a) Melville.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Trollope.
(d) Elliot.

2. At the end of the chapter, what does Jack Lovett tell someone to do?
(a) Get Inez out of the rain.
(b) Call a car to the Christian house.
(c) Reroute the next plane to Oahu.
(d) Get him a cup of coffee.

3. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?
(a) Goya.
(b) Millet.
(c) Sargent.
(d) Delacroix.

4. Who are the real "wildcards" in Jack Lovett's estimation (37)?
(a) Neutral nations.
(b) Rogue states.
(c) The Cambodians.
(d) Non-state actors.

5. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?
(a) Wendell Omura.
(b) Jack Lovett.
(c) Harry Victor.
(d) Janet Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Inez Victor abruptly leave Honolulu in 1975?

2. Where is Wendell Omura pronounced dead?

3. Which of the following is not a measure Inez takes to protect her privacy?

4. What tropical periodical has been banned in 1969?

5. In Chapter 10, what nickname does Inez protest she has never been called?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Billy Dillon get Frank Tawagata on his side?

2. What off-message statement does Inez make to an Associated Press reporter in Chapter 7?

3. What is the purpose of Paul Christian's room at the YMCA?

4. What does Inez Victor want to discuss with Didion in 1975 instead of her affair with Jack Lovett?

5. What is Jack Lovett's stated reason for being in Honolulu in 1975?

6. How does the narrator's reading of papers in 1975 reflect her feelings about time?

7. How does Didion characterize Jack Lovett's life?

8. Why does Inez listen to the radio all night at end of the chapter?

9. Describe the nature of Jack Lovett's death.

10. How does the narrator of Democracy reveal herself in Chapter 2?

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