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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Adlai offer for Jessie's going to Saigon?
(a) She has another family in Vietnam.
(b) She is suicidal.
(c) She wants to join the Viet Cong.
(d) She wants to score some heroin.

2. Who gave Inez her emergency contact in Jakarta?
(a) Jack Lovett.
(b) Mr. Soebadio.
(c) The concierge at the hotel.
(d) Billy Dillon.

3. What adjective do Billy Dillon and the Christian family repeatedly use to describe the absent Inez in Chapter 12?
(a) Overwrought.
(b) Inconsiderate.
(c) Catatonic.
(d) Unaware.

4. On the radio interview to which Inez listens in this chapter, the analyst sums up America's position in Vietnam with what phrase?
(a) Bye-bye.
(b) Play ball.
(c) That's a wrap.
(d) End of the beginning.

5. About how long does Inez stay in Hong Kong?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

6. How does Didion describe Lovett's attitude toward the countries he represents?
(a) Loyal.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Immaterial.
(d) Disdainful.

7. When Billy Dillon and Inez Victor visit Paul Christian, how does Paul say his brother must be celebrating?
(a) Killing the fatted calf.
(b) Breaking out the champagne.
(c) Saying thanks to the lord.
(d) Dancing in the street.

8. Why does Inez not want Jessie returning on an orphan plane?
(a) There is no security on board.
(b) It is not stopping in Hong Kong.
(c) One recently crashed.
(d) Many of the orphans are drug mules.

9. What evidence does Jack Lovett bring to the Christian house that Jessie is in Vietnam?
(a) Her tennis visor.
(b) A photo of her in Da Nang.
(c) A copy of her license.
(d) Her fake press pass.

10. Who spreads the news throughout Dwight Christian's office that Paul Christian is destitute?
(a) Ruthie Christian.
(b) Dwight's receptionist.
(c) Paul himself.
(d) Dick Ziegler.

11. What Bing Crosby song will play on the radio to announce Saigon's evacuation?
(a) Don't Fence Me In.
(b) Swinging On a Star.
(c) I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas.
(d) Blue Skies.

12. What does Billy Dillon want to avoid above all else regarding Paul Christian?
(a) His releasing his story to the papers.
(b) Further media coverage.
(c) A court trial.
(d) His being imprisoned in Honolulu.

13. To whom had Paul Christian been making frequent cryptic phone calls in the weeks leading up to the shooting?
(a) Dick Ziegler.
(b) Ruthie Christian.
(c) Wendell Omura.
(d) Inez Victor.

14. About what type of furnishing does Paul Christian repeatedly inquire during his visit with Inez?
(a) A credenza.
(b) A settee.
(c) An ottoman.
(d) A chaise lounge.

15. According to Didion, what city is en route to nowhere?
(a) Honolulu.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Kuala Lumpur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Jack Lovett's death?

2. What patriotic song is played on a loop on radios after the Bing Crosby signal?

3. In what European city does Harry Victor now spend most of his time?

4. Who does Billy Dillon implore Inez not to tell about the killings in this chapter?

5. With whom does Lovett intend to confer upon arriving in Saigon?

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