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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. To what does Didion compare the effects of time in 1975?
(a) An all-you-can-eat buffet.
(b) An atomic bomb.
(c) A weathering brook.
(d) A black hole.

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

3. What action does the airline representative have difficulty doing when he meets Inez Victor in the rain?
(a) Shaking her hand.
(b) Putting on her lei.
(c) Taking her bag.
(d) Crossing her name off the manifest.

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

5. The one witness interviewed at the Christian crime scene is of what connection to Janet Ziegler?
(a) An inlaw.
(b) Her housekeeper.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) Her chauffeur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both aerialists and writers know not to do?

2. Which of the following is not a reason that the Alliance of Democratic Institutions is losing influence in 1975?

3. What mistake happened at a Nevada detonation Lovett mentions in Chapter 1?

4. To what song is Inez Victor dancing the famous WNBC footage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the lie that Jack Lovett is in the military hard to swallow?

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

3. What seems ridiculous to Billy Dillon about his conversation with Dick Ziegler?

4. Describe the famous WNBC footage of Inez Victor.

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

6. What information about Paul Christian's crime does Didion reveal in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. What is happening to Jack Lovett at the end of Chapter 1?

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