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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. What was the name of John Wayne's wife?
(a) Anita
(b) Fornetta
(c) Pilar
(d) Lauren

2. What did Didion use to chase through the fields?
(a) Mice
(b) Dogs
(c) Children
(d) Cats

3. Where does Didion visit in this essay?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Alcatraz
(d) Hawaii

4. What is Michael careful not to talk about?
(a) His comrades
(b) His politics
(c) The Soviet Union
(d) Himself

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many people still take care doing even for a Las Vegas wedding?

2. What does Didion say she hears almost daily?

3. What is the title of the second part of the book?

4. Which movie star does Joan talk about in this chapter?

5. What does Didion find the island to be?

(see the answer key)

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