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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. Why does Harry have to leave Jakarta suddenly?
(a) He is being burned in effigy outside.
(b) Harry's mother takes ill suddenly.
(c) A grenade is lobbed at the embassy.
(d) The Indonesian king asks him to leave.

2. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?
(a) Desert.
(b) Consulate.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Bed.

3. In her happy memory, where does Inez spend a day with her children while her husband is in Saigon?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Phnom Penh.
(d) Hong Kong.

4. Which member of the Christian family agrees to an interview with CBS during the 1972 campaign?
(a) Paul.
(b) Janet.
(c) Dwight.
(d) Carol.

5. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?
(a) Legal aid.
(b) International exporter.
(c) Army officer.
(d) Adventurer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The U.S. ambassador to what country is on the cover of the Newsweek Didion keeps on the writing desk?

2. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?

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

4. What name does Didion use as a stand-in for all the shared associates of men like Jack Lovett?

5. On what aspect of news stories regarding southeast Asian turmoil does Didion generally focus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What eventually occupies Inez's time while she is in Washington with Harry?

2. What is the world political situation as Inez Victor and Jack Lovett talk in Chapter 1?

3. Describe Harry Victor's political career.

4. How does the US government figure out thaat Jack Lovett is dead?

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

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

7. How is Wendell Omura connected to Dick Ziegler?

8. How does Inez react to her family in this chapter?

9. How does Jessie return to the United States?

10. How does Jessie Victor Make her way to Vietnam?

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