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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Didion's father's profession?
(a) Actuary.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Economist.

2. What is the name of the international group with whom Harry Victor is involved?
(a) The Tanner Foundation.
(b) Coalition of Free Democracies.
(c) Free Market Institute.
(d) Alliance for Democratic Institutions.

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

4. Who are the real "wildcards" in Jack Lovett's estimation (37)?
(a) Rogue states.
(b) Neutral nations.
(c) Non-state actors.
(d) The Cambodians.

5. According to Inez, what is the major casualty of public life?
(a) Integrity.
(b) Memory.
(c) Privacy.
(d) Emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Chapter 1 conversation take place?

2. What drug does Inez catch her daughter Jessie using in 1973?

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

4. Why is Jack Lovett in Honolulu when the Christian murders occur?

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

(see the answer key)

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