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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what contemporary author does the writing assignment Didion quotes in Chapter 2 refer?
(a) Delillo.
(b) Updike.
(c) Kesey.
(d) Didion.

2. Who is the witness at the wedding of Inez and Harry Victor?
(a) Billy DIllon.
(b) Jack Lovett.
(c) Janet Christian.
(d) Dwight Christian.

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

4. At what museum did Inez work when Harry was at the Justice Department?
(a) The National Gallery.
(b) The Library of Congress.
(c) Ford's Theater.
(d) The Smithsonian.

5. Who does Paul Christian pretend to be in the cable he sends to Inez Victor in 1975?
(a) Wendell Omura.
(b) Dwight Christian.
(c) Janet Ziegler.
(d) Jack Lovett.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of suits does Jack Lovett customarily wear?

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

3. Which member of the Christian family agrees to an interview with CBS during the 1972 campaign?

4. Where does Inez eventually work with refugees?

5. When does Didion say is a good time for women in their forties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What eventually occupies Inez's time while she is in Washington with Harry?

2. What is Paul Christian's attitude regarding the shooting?

3. What off-message statement does Inez make to an Associated Press reporter in Chapter 7?

4. What is the purpose of Paul Christian's room at the YMCA?

5. How does the narrator of Democracy reveal herself in Chapter 2?

6. Describe the nature of Jack Lovett's death.

7. In what respect is DEMOCRACY a second attempt by Joan Didion?

8. Why is Inez Victor confined to a room when she arrives in Hong Kong?

9. Describe the famous WNBC footage of Inez Victor.

10. What cable is sent to Inez Victor on October 2, 1975?

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