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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. How long is the island that Lovett describes in Chapter 1?
(a) Five miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) A mile and a half.
(d) A half a mile.

2. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?
(a) The detonation blew dust all over Reno.
(b) A group of campers wandered onto the detonation area.
(c) The device detonated too early.
(d) The device did not detonate.

3. On what aspect of news stories regarding southeast Asian turmoil does Didion generally focus?
(a) Photos.
(b) Names.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Dates.

4. Where is Adlai attending summer school during Jessie's crisis?
(a) Austin.
(b) Colorado Springs.
(c) Peoria.
(d) Oakland.

5. What is Harry Victor's first governmental office?
(a) Justice department.
(b) Lieutenant governor.
(c) Representative for Hawaii.
(d) State senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?

2. Which of the following characters does not accompany Harry Victor to Jakarta in 1969?

3. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?

4. What word does Jack Lovett use to describe Inez Victor when he discusses her with Didion?

5. Where was Inez Victor born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the helicopter engineer returning to Vietnam?

2. How does Didion keep from prematurely assessing her work?

3. Describe Carol Christian.

4. What are Jessie Victor's new plans for her career?

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

6. Why are the nuclear detonations in the Pacific more memorable than those in Nevada to Jack Lovett?

7. Describe the famous WNBC footage of Inez Victor.

8. What does Didion think when Inez finally invited her to Kuala Lumpur?

9. What does Jack Lovett see from the observation room at Honolulu airport?

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

(see the answer keys)

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