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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What romantic painter does Inez publicly state she would never hang in a Zaire embassy?
(a) Millet.
(b) Goya.
(c) Delacroix.
(d) Sargent.

2. Who is the annoying and loud Kiki of Chapter 4?
(a) A socialite.
(b) A model.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A cab driver.

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

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

5. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?
(a) Pull shute.
(b) Drop fuel.
(c) Jettison cargo.
(d) Eject crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of the novel that Didion abandoned?

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

3. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?

4. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?

5. To what contemporary author does the writing assignment Didion quotes in Chapter 2 refer?

(see the answer key)

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