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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 does Didion not understand about the center?
(a) Its true purpose
(b) Its structure
(c) Its talks
(d) Its seriousness

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

3. Which of the following words does Didion use to describe self respect?
(a) Essential
(b) Discipline
(c) Sacred
(d) Win

4. What does the center provide?
(a) A place for people to hide form the law
(b) A place for writers to work
(c) A place for business men to relax
(d) A place for people to discuss important issues

5. What was Didion warned the the talk at the center would be?
(a) Low brow
(b) Boring
(c) Angry
(d) High powered

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Didion say she began to see herself?

2. From what age did Didion keep a notebook?

3. Where was the woman with the dirty wrapper sitting?

4. How does Didion describe Baez?

5. What does Didion dismiss the center as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Max live his life as a hippie?

3. How does Baez act in court?

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

5. How do people treat their marriages in Las Vegas?

6. Describe Howard Hughes' house

7. What does Lucille tell the police happened on October 7, 1964?

8. Why did Joan Baez become a performer?

9. What do you think is the overall message of this chapter?

10. Who is Michael Laski?

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