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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. Which of the following is not a measure Inez takes to protect her privacy?
(a) Refuses to stay in the New York apartment alone.
(b) Checks into hotels under assumed names.
(c) Stops frequenting a book store with too much delivery information.
(d) Scratches her name off prescription bottles.

2. Dwight Christian keeps a large collection of what for special occasions?
(a) Cars.
(b) Wine.
(c) Quotations.
(d) Magic tricks.

3. To what song is Inez Victor dancing the famous WNBC footage?
(a) In the Still of the Night.
(b) Dancing Cheek to Cheek.
(c) Sittin' on Top of the World.
(d) Isn't It Romantic.

4. Where was Inez Victor born?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Connecticut.

5. How long has Inez Victor been married to Harry as of 1975?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her happy memory, where does Inez spend a day with her children while her husband is in Saigon?

2. In the false memory that was to begin Didion's first book, what does Inez Victor recall her mother doing?

3. Where in Janet's house is the body of Wendell Omura found?

4. To what does Didion compare the effects of time in 1975?

5. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Inez become comfortable in her own life over the course of the novel?

2. What is Janet Ziegler's condition in Chapter 10?

3. What cable is sent to Inez Victor on October 2, 1975?

4. What are the circumstances surrounding Harry and Inez's wedding?

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

6. Describe the scene at the Christian house that immediately precedes Inez's leaving Hawaii with Jack Lovett.

7. Describe the famous WNBC footage of Inez Victor.

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

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

10. How are Jack Lovett and Inez Victor reunited in Chapter 11?

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