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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 happened to the car when it crashed?
(a) It lay with one half over a cliff edge
(b) It caught fire
(c) It sank into the lake
(d) It exploded

2. Of which musician is this essay a portrait?
(a) Bob Dylan
(b) Joan Baez
(c) John Lennon
(d) Donavan

3. What does a person without self respect use his/her failings to do?
(a) Excuse his/her failure
(b) Become nothing
(c) Hide his/her shame
(d) Put others down

4. Who does Didion try to speak to about the children?
(a) A priest
(b) A social worker
(c) A policeman
(d) Her father

5. What is Howard Hughes said to be buying up?
(a) Hollywood
(b) The KGB
(c) Las Vegas
(d) The New York Times

Short Answer Questions

1. Didion believe her loss of innocence was the beginning of ____________.

2. What charity does Lucille chair?

3. Baez known as the voice of _____________________.

4. What is the title of this essay?

5. Why does Didion say she writes notes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Didion keep notes?

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

4. Why did Didion find the essay on the Center of Study of Democratic Institutions so difficult?

5. What is Didion interested in learning about Michael?

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

7. Into what does Michael give Didion an insight?

8. How does Baez act in court?

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

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

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