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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Seven Places of the Mind: Letter from Paradise, 21' 19' N., 157' 52' W..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why could Didion not become Phi Beta Kappa?
(a) Her grades were not good enough
(b) Her father was a communist
(c) She was too young
(d) She had a criminal record

2. What was Hughes' job in the film industry?
(a) Producer
(b) Script writer
(c) Director
(d) Stunt man

3. What kind of world will a person live in without self respect?
(a) A world where one only hears the screams of the evil dead
(b) A world without love
(c) A world where only their failings matter
(d) A world of anger and pain

4. What does a person without self respect use his/her failings to do?
(a) Hide his/her shame
(b) Excuse his/her failure
(c) Put others down
(d) Become nothing

5. What job did Didion's great-great-grandfather do in Hawaii?
(a) Slave runner
(b) Teacher
(c) Chef
(d) Policeman

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is this essay about?

2. What was Hughes said to have called his business associates?

3. In what city does Hughes live?

4. What does Didion say comes with self respect?

5. What is Howard Hughes said to be buying up?

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