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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Didion want to learn about?
(a) Communist literature
(b) The communist party
(c) Michael
(d) The Soviet Union

2. What city does Didion travel to in this essay?
(a) Chicago
(b) San Francisco
(c) New York
(d) Seattle

3. In what state is San Bernardino located?
(a) Colorado
(b) Texas
(c) Arizona
(d) California

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

5. What is the title of the second part of the book?
(a) Willing Life
(b) Life
(c) A Distant Darkness
(d) Personals

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were occasionally written and published at the center?

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

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

5. In which country was the film shot?

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