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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. What does Didion think she lost when she was not elected Phi Beta Kappa?
(a) Her self respect
(b) Her innocence
(c) Her morals
(d) Her love of life

2. Who is this essay about?
(a) Humphrey Bogart
(b) Franklin Roosevelt
(c) Howard Hughes
(d) Martin Scorcese

3. What does Didion say she hears almost daily?
(a) A rumor about Hughes
(b) Hughes' name
(c) Arguments from Hughes' house
(d) Music from Hughes house

4. What ability does Didion think she lost when she lost her innocence?
(a) To fall in love
(b) To write poetry
(c) To do what she pleased
(d) To deceive herself

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of this essay?

2. What does Didion say comes with self respect?

3. What is Didion curious to see at the Pearl Harbor memorial?

4. Where is the first memorial Didion visits in Hawaii?

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

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