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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Life Styles in the Golden Land, Marrying Absurd:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Didion begin to wonder?
(a) Why Hughes is a recluse
(b) How Hughes ever became famous
(c) Why people are curious about Hughes
(d) Why Hughes has boarded his windows

2. What does Didion notice about the girl's appearance?
(a) She is wearing jeans and a t-shirt
(b) She has no fingers
(c) She has no teeth
(d) She is pregnant

3. Who of the following did not star in The Sons of Katie Elder?
(a) Dean Martin
(b) Peter Fonda
(c) Dennis Hopper
(d) John Wayne

4. Of which musician is this essay a portrait?
(a) Donavan
(b) Joan Baez
(c) Bob Dylan
(d) John Lennon

5. What does Didion say she sees John Wayne as at the end of this essay?
(a) A monster
(b) A human
(c) A god
(d) A prophet

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didion compare Michael to when he talks to his workers?

2. What did Hughes' generation expect men to keep?

3. What does Didion say Hughes is?

4. What does the sixteen-year-old girl state about her own Las Vegas wedding?

5. What does Lucille's husband do for a living?

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