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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What word does Jack Lovett use to describe Inez Victor when he discusses her with Didion?
(a) Aloof.
(b) Fragile.
(c) Resilient.
(d) Noble.

5. Which member of her family will Inez visit in the hospital within a couple hours of landing?
(a) Paul.
(b) Dwight.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Janet.

6. In the famous footage of Inez dancing, which famous New York building is she atop?
(a) The Dakota.
(b) The San Remo.
(c) The St. Regis.
(d) The Met.

7. In what paper does Didion first read about the Paul Christian murders?
(a) The Los Angeles Times.
(b) The New York Times
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) The Washington Post.

8. What does Lovett say is the only way Harry and his associates believe something is true?
(a) They hear it from the the FBI.
(b) They see it with their own eyes.
(c) They find a way to make money from it.
(d) They read it in the papers.

9. In what location are men like Jack Lovett always comfortable, according to Didion?
(a) Bed.
(b) Consulate.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Desert.

10. In what area's development does Dick Ziegler first make his money?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Australia.

11. At what American magazine did both Joan Didion and Inez Victor work?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Time.
(c) Vogue.
(d) Rolling Stone.

12. Where is Adlai attending summer school during Jessie's crisis?
(a) Austin.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Colorado Springs.
(d) Peoria.

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

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

15. How does Harry Victor describe Inez Victor's unhappiness in Chapter 9?
(a) Chronic.
(b) Palpable.
(c) False.
(d) Contagious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tropical periodical has been banned in 1969?

2. Who visits the office where both Inez and Didion work in Chapter 4?

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

4. How does Jack Lovett's first wife describe his career to friends?

5. With whom does Inez Victor abruptly leave Honolulu in 1975?

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