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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. Who does Didion overhear talking about Las Vegas weddings?
(a) A five-year-old girl
(b) A lawyer
(c) A sixteen-year-old girl
(d) A priest

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

3. Who does Didion try to speak to about the children?
(a) A policeman
(b) A social worker
(c) Her father
(d) A priest

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

5. Who of the following is most likely to attend a Las Vegas wedding?
(a) Best man
(b) The father of the bride
(c) A page boy
(d) A bridesmaid

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didion ask the reader in this essay?

2. What was Didion not elected to at college?

3. With whom is Didion initially told to speak?

4. Which of the following words does Didion use to describe self respect?

5. What is this essay about?

(see the answer key)

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