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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who of the following did not star in The Sons of Katie Elder?
(a) Peter Fonda
(b) Dennis Hopper
(c) Dean Martin
(d) John Wayne

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

5. Didion believe her loss of innocence was the beginning of ____________.
(a) Depression
(b) Self confidence
(c) Rebellion
(d) Self respect

Short Answer Questions

1. Why could Didion not become Phi Beta Kappa?

2. Who is this essay about?

3. What do underage kids need to get married?

4. What was the woman wearing in the note Didion remembers in this essay?

5. Whose notebook writing does Didion talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Didion remember about the first movie in which she saw John Wayne?

2. What conclusion does Didion come to in the Howard Hughes essay?

3. How does Didion describe Las Vegas weddings?

4. What reason does Didion give for self-respect being so important?

5. Why did Joan Baez become a performer?

6. What conclusion does Didion come to about her habit of writing notes?

7. What inconsistencies did the police find with Lucille's story?

8. Why did the two runaways leave home?

9. Why does Didion keep notes?

10. Why did Didion choose to write the Howard Hughes essay?

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