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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. To what does Didion compare the effects of time in 1975?
(a) A black hole.
(b) An all-you-can-eat buffet.
(c) A weathering brook.
(d) An atomic bomb.

2. Which of the following political figures is featured in a framed picture in Harry Victor's office?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Adlai Stevenson.
(d) Walter Winchell.

3. What special interest does Paul Dillon not allow Inez to have?
(a) Endangered species.
(b) Refugees.
(c) Art preservation.
(d) Drug abuse education.

4. In what year does the Chapter 1 conversation take place?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1952.

5. Which of the following Christians is Inez Victor's grandmother?
(a) Janet.
(b) Carol.
(c) Ruthie.
(d) Cissy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does the airline representative have difficulty doing when he meets Inez Victor in the rain?

2. How long has Inez Victor been married to Harry as of 1975?

3. Which of the following actions is not a part of Inez's mantra of forgetting?

4. As an educator at Berkeley in 1975, what does Didion do every morning?

5. In addition to methadone, what service does Jessie's last rehab program provide?

(see the answer key)

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