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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what subject does Baez's school concentrate?
(a) Non-violence
(b) Politics
(c) Buddhism
(d) Music

2. What film is Wayne working on in this essay?
(a) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(b) Unforgiven
(c) The Last Stuntman
(d) The Sons of Katie Elder

3. Didion is more impressed with Baez's __________ than with Baez as a person.
(a) music
(b) voice
(c) speeches
(d) writings

4. What ability does Didion think she lost when she lost her innocence?
(a) To do what she pleased
(b) To deceive herself
(c) To fall in love
(d) To write poetry

5. How does Didion describe Baez?
(a) Strange
(b) As a lady
(c) A testosterone-fuelled woman
(d) Naive

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the street Hughes lives on?

2. With whom is Didion initially told to speak?

3. What island does Didion visit in this essay?

4. What is the title of this essay?

5. Of what old adage does the area remind Didion?

(see the answer key)

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