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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Personals: On Morality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is pregnant
(d) She has no teeth

2. What did Hughes' generation expect men to keep?
(a) Their jobs
(b) Their virginity
(c) Their wives
(d) Their privacy

3. Why does Didion think she wrote the note about the woman?
(a) To remember the woman
(b) To remember the day
(c) To remember the way she felt
(d) To write a story

4. In what city does Hughes live?
(a) New York
(b) Los Angeles
(c) San Francisco
(d) Chicago

5. Why does Didion say she writes notes?
(a) To improve her writing
(b) To get rid of anger
(c) To write her novels
(d) To remember certain situations

Short Answer Questions

1. What do underage kids need to get married?

2. What is the name of the street Hughes lives on?

3. What was Hughes' job in the film industry?

4. What does Didion begin to wonder?

5. How does Didion describe Baez?

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