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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. Why was Didion initially shocked that Wayne could develop cancer?
(a) He was too young
(b) He was not a real person
(c) He was too strong
(d) He was a film star

2. What is the only thing Michael talks about?
(a) Capitalism
(b) Neo Stalinism
(c) Revolution
(d) Bad habits

3. What have the workers been sent to sell?
(a) Communist stickers
(b) A magazine
(c) Pamphlets
(d) T-shirts

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didion compare Michael to when he talks to his workers?

2. Baez known as the voice of _____________________.

3. Who does Didion overhear talking about Las Vegas weddings?

4. Who does Wayne have dinner with at the end of the chapter?

5. What is the title of this essay?

(see the answer key)

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