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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 Lucille douse her husband with before the crash?
(a) Water
(b) Gas
(c) Lighter fluid
(d) Whiskey

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

3. What county board does Baez stand before in this essay?
(a) Jacksonville
(b) Monterey
(c) Orange County
(d) Jefferson

4. What was Didion not elected to at college?
(a) President
(b) Chess master
(c) Basketball coach
(d) Phi Beta Kappa

5. What is the name of the building where Didion spends time?
(a) Evolution
(b) The Warehouse
(c) Rainbow Palace
(d) People's Place

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Hughes live?

2. What did Cork suffer from on the night of October 7, 1964?

3. Who does Wayne have dinner with at the end of the chapter?

4. Which of the following words does Didion use to describe self respect?

5. What kind of world will a person live in without self respect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lucille Miller's life at the beginning of Part 1.

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

3. How does Didion describe Las Vegas weddings?

4. Why was Cork Miller unhappy?

5. Why does Didion think it is important to work at self-respect?

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

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

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

9. Why does Didion keep notes?

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

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