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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Jack Lovett recall the sky being during the Pacific nuclear tests?
(a) Gray.
(b) Pink.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

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

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

4. What is Harry Victor's first governmental office?
(a) Justice department.
(b) State senator.
(c) Representative for Hawaii.
(d) Lieutenant governor.

5. Where does Inez eventually work with refugees?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Sarajevo.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Kuala Lumpur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comic book character do soldiers name the nuclear device that Lovett recalls being detonated?

2. How does the narrator characterize Inez's daily political life in this chapter?

3. To what city is Inez referring when she quotes "Colors, moisture, heat..." (16)?

4. Dwight Christian keeps a large collection of what for special occasions?

5. What word does Jack Lovett use to describe Inez Victor when he discusses her with Didion?

(see the answer key)

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