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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. What does Jack Victor jokingly call Inez because of her careful word choice?
(a) Grammar Queen.
(b) Lady Christian.
(c) Miss Manners.
(d) Little Miss Perfect.

2. According to Didion, with what do most island families surround themselves?
(a) Tropical plants.
(b) Servants.
(c) Deception.
(d) Mementos.

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

4. What does Lovett say is the only way Harry and his associates believe something is true?
(a) They see it with their own eyes.
(b) They read it in the papers.
(c) They find a way to make money from it.
(d) They hear it from the the FBI.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jack Lovett in Honolulu when the Christian murders occur?

2. When does Didion say is a good time for women in their forties?

3. Who arrives in Honolulu with Inez Victor?

4. By what term does Janet refer to the governess that looked after Inez and her as children?

5. At what museum did Inez work when Harry was at the Justice Department?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what respect is DEMOCRACY a second attempt by Joan Didion?

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

3. What rule of nonfiction does Didion demonstrate in this chapter, and how does she do so?

4. What is Paul Christian's attitude regarding the shooting?

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

6. Describe Janet Christian's interview in Chapter 10.

7. Why is Inez Victor confined to a room when she arrives in Hong Kong?

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

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

10. What precautions does Inez Victor take to preserve her privacy?

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