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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. Which band does Didion watch rehearse in this essay?
(a) The Byrds
(b) Love
(c) The Grateful Dead
(d) The Silver Apples

2. What was Didion warned the the talk at the center would be?
(a) High powered
(b) Angry
(c) Boring
(d) Low brow

3. What do many people still take care doing even for a Las Vegas wedding?
(a) Prenuptial agreements
(b) Keeping their virginity
(c) Honeymoon
(d) Wedding plans

4. What did Wayne promise to build his woman?
(a) A rocking chair
(b) A brick wall
(c) An outhouse
(d) A white picket fence

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the bookstore?

2. What does Didion say she sees John Wayne as at the end of this essay?

3. What does Didion want to learn about?

4. Why was Didion initially shocked that Wayne could develop cancer?

5. In which country was the film shot?

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