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

2. How does Didion say she began to see herself?
(a) As an adult
(b) As still a child
(c) The way others did
(d) As a product of her parents

3. Baez carves her career as ______________.
(a) A drummer
(b) A singer
(c) A politician
(d) A writer

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

5. What do underage kids need to get married?
(a) A good lie
(b) A lot of make up
(c) Parents' permission
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what do the center's members think they have a large influence?

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

3. Why does Didion say she writes notes?

4. What charity does Lucille chair?

5. What does Didion begin to wonder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Las Vegas turned marriage into a big business?

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

3. What is Didion's opinion of John Wayne?

4. Why did Didion choose Howard Hughes as her subject?

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

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

7. Describe Howard Hughes' house

8. Into what does Michael give Didion an insight?

9. What makes Michael a difficult interviewee?

10. How did John Wayne react to the problems on set?

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