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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 love of life
(c) Her innocence
(d) Her morals

2. What was Hughes said to have called his business associates?
(a) Adversaries
(b) Nobodies
(c) His brothers
(d) His buddies

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

4. Why does Hughes' building look abandoned?
(a) Tramps sleep on the front lawn
(b) Kids have sprayed it with graffiti
(c) The windows are boarded up
(d) It is surrounded by police tape

5. What is Didion curious to see at the Pearl Harbor memorial?
(a) How the authorities perserve the memorial
(b) How people react to death
(c) Soldier's ages
(d) How Hawaii makes money from the memorial

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Didion say Hughes is?

3. What does Didion say she hears almost daily?

4. Which of the following words does Didion use to describe self respect?

5. What is the title of this essay?

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