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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 center does this essay address?
(a) The Center of Democratic Institutions
(b) The local sports center
(c) The Center of Capitalist Thought
(d) The Feminist Center for Abused Women

2. Who was the only one on set who it is said did not make his/her opinions known?
(a) Dean Martin
(b) Mae West
(c) John Ford
(d) John Wayne

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

4. What does a person with self respect use their failings to do?
(a) Market his/her image
(b) Put people down
(c) Succeed
(d) Help others

5. Why does Didion say she writes notes?
(a) To get rid of anger
(b) To remember certain situations
(c) To improve her writing
(d) To write her novels

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Michael careful not to talk about?

2. What does Didion say Hughes is?

3. With what illness was Wayne diagnosed?

4. Which movie star does Joan talk about in this chapter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the hippies react when Michael almost burns down the house?

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

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

4. What is Didion's view on Las Vegas weddings?

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

6. What do Didion's notes help her to realize?

7. What does Didion think of Baez when she interviews her?

8. What reason does Didion give for the center's existence?

9. What is Didion interested in learning about Michael?

10. How did not being elected to Phi Beta Kappa in college affect Didion?

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