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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. Who of the following did not star in The Sons of Katie Elder?
(a) Peter Fonda
(b) Dennis Hopper
(c) Dean Martin
(d) John Wayne

2. Who is this essay about?
(a) Charles Bronson
(b) Michael Laski
(c) Trotsky
(d) Dennis Wilson

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

4. Who is this essay about?
(a) Martin Scorcese
(b) Humphrey Bogart
(c) Howard Hughes
(d) Franklin Roosevelt

5. Didion believe her loss of innocence was the beginning of ____________.
(a) Self confidence
(b) Depression
(c) Rebellion
(d) Self respect

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of this essay?

2. What was the name of John Wayne's wife?

3. Didion think Las Vegas weddings make a mockery of __________________________.

4. What did Cork originally want to do when he moved to San Bernardino?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Michael Laski?

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

5. Why does Didion keep notes?

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

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

8. What makes Michael a difficult interviewee?

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

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

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