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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of which musician is this essay a portrait?
(a) Bob Dylan
(b) Joan Baez
(c) John Lennon
(d) Donavan

2. What is Didion's opinion of Las Vegas weddings?
(a) Cruel
(b) A young person's game
(c) Atheist
(d) Cheap and absurd

3. What does Didion think about as she explores the island?
(a) Her grandfather
(b) The history of the prisoners
(c) Her daughter
(d) The rare birds

4. With what was Cork Miller having problems?
(a) His parents
(b) His health
(c) Money
(d) His ex-wife

5. Why could Didion not become Phi Beta Kappa?
(a) She was too young
(b) Her grades were not good enough
(c) Her father was a communist
(d) She had a criminal record

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trip does Barbara say she is on?

2. What did Cork suffer from on the night of October 7, 1964?

3. What was the caretaker's job in the prison?

4. What does Didion dismiss the center as?

5. In which country was the film shot?

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