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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Seven Places of the Mind: The Seacoast of Despair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the only one on set who it is said did not make his/her opinions known?
(a) John Ford
(b) John Wayne
(c) Dean Martin
(d) Mae West

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

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

4. On what subject does Baez's school concentrate?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Music
(c) Non-violence
(d) Politics

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of this essay?

2. What does Didion want to learn about?

3. What do the young people do when they are on acid?

4. Why does Didion say she writes notes?

5. Where does Didion visit in this essay?

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