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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. What does Didion think it is important for her daughter to have around her?
(a) Positive energy
(b) Extended family
(c) Love
(d) Presents

2. Which of the following does not live on the island?
(a) The caretaker's wife
(b) A retired merchant marine
(c) The caretaker's son
(d) The caretaker

3. What is the title of this essay?
(a) A Writer's Notes
(b) My Little Scribbles
(c) A Willing Writer
(d) On Keeping a Notebook

4. What center does this essay address?
(a) The Center of Democratic Institutions
(b) The local sports center
(c) The Center of Capitalist Thought
(d) The Feminist Center for Abused Women

5. What type of building is the center?
(a) A villa
(b) A castle
(c) A shack
(d) A tower

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the building where Didion spends time?

2. What did Lucille and Cork go to the shop to buy?

3. Where is the first memorial Didion visits in Hawaii?

4. What is Michael careful not to talk about?

5. Who does Didion have to speak to before she can interview Baez?

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