2. 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

3. Who does Didion watch Michael debrief?
(a) His children
(b) His wife
(c) His brothers
(d) His workers

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

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

6. What do many people still take care doing even for a Las Vegas wedding?
(a) Prenuptial agreements
(b) Keeping their virginity
(c) Honeymoon
(d) Wedding plans

7. What charity does Lucille chair?
(a) The Cancer Fund
(b) The Heart Fund
(c) MIND
(d) The AIDS Trust

8. What does Didion witness a group of young people doing?
(a) Taking mushrooms
(b) Singing protest songs
(c) Taking acid
(d) Having an orgy

9. What did Cork originally want to do when he moved to San Bernardino?
(a) Go to medical school
(b) Go to art school
(c) Open a record shop
(d) Become a writer

10. Where does Max have to go in a few days?
(a) The gym
(b) Prison
(c) Court
(d) A demostration

11. What does Didion ask the reader in this essay?
(a) Why note making is important
(b) Why she writes notes
(c) How can she make use of her notes
(d) Why note making rids her of anger

12. In what city does Hughes live?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) San Francisco
(c) New York
(d) Chicago

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

14. What does Didion think she lost when she was not elected Phi Beta Kappa?
(a) Her self respect
(b) Her morals
(c) Her love of life
(d) Her innocence

15. What does Didion say comes with self respect?
(a) Friends
(b) Love and family
(c) Happiness and success
(d) Power