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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?
(a) Sleepwalking.
(b) Running a marathon.
(c) Being eaten away from the inside.
(d) Dancing.

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

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. Whose presence at the house does Billy Dillon not mention in his telling of events in the chapter?
(a) Harry Victor.
(b) Paul Christian.
(c) Jack Lovett.
(d) Jessie Victor.

5. What do both aerialists and writers know not to do?
(a) Overextend themselves.
(b) Move too fast.
(c) Work without a net.
(d) Look down.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?

2. In her teaching at Berkeley, which author does Didion say can be heard in Orwell's work?

3. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?

4. How does Ruthie Christian busy herself in Chapter 7?

5. How does Jack Lovett refer to the war in Vietnam?

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