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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 has Didion been told to expect?
(a) Incredible architecture and eclectic homes
(b) State-of-the-art technology
(c) The finest restaurants in the country
(d) Excesses of wealth

2. Why is Didion unable to record people's reactions?
(a) She is overcome with grief
(b) She falls ill
(c) She loses her pen
(d) She loses her notebook

3. Where does Didion visit in this essay?
(a) Alcatraz
(b) Hawaii
(c) New York
(d) London

4. What does Didiion say increases in society when the winds are about to blow?
(a) Shopping
(b) Study
(c) Crime
(d) Road rage

5. Why are no more repairs being done at the prison?
(a) It is has too many bad memories
(b) There are not enough employers
(c) It is too expensive to maintain
(d) They want it to fall down

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does the nighttime talk show host talk?

2. Where does Didion plan to go and relax?

3. What does Didion think about as she explores the island?

4. With whom does Didion celebrate her daughter's birthday?

5. What did the monster do in the movie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the movie on which Didion bases this essay.

2. Describe the history of Sacramento.

3. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

4. What problems does Didion face when she and her husband visit her family?

5. How do the Los Angeles citizens know when the Santa Ana winds are about to blow?

6. What is the theme of this essay?

7. Why does Didion think no one can truly define what is moral?

8. What does Didion think of the old Hollywood?

9. What are Didion's thoughts about the island?

10. Why does Didion decide to move to Los Angeles?

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