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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. Why is Didion depressed in this essay?
(a) She has not had a holiday for three years
(b) Her husband is away
(c) It is the rainy season in Los Angeles
(d) She has the flu

2. What do Didion and her husband drive through to get there?
(a) Mountains
(b) Desert
(c) Forests
(d) Coastal roads

3. What happens to people's temperaments just before the wind is about to blow?
(a) They become warmer
(b) They become manic
(c) They become dark
(d) They become funnier

4. What is the name of the wind Didion mentions in this essay?
(a) The Wicked Witch
(b) Santa Ana
(c) Santa Wencelas
(d) Diablo

5. What did Didion use to chase through the fields?
(a) Mice
(b) Cats
(c) Dogs
(d) Children

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Didion say Sacramento Valley's history started?

2. What does this inccident define to Didion?

3. In what type of accommodation do Didion and her husband stay?

4. Of what old adage does the area remind Didion?

5. Where was the gold discovered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Didion think of Newport Beach?

4. Describe the history of Sacramento.

5. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

6. How do the scientists think the Santa Ana winds work to cause psychological changes?

7. What is the theme of this essay?

8. Why is Hawaii important to Didion?

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

10. Describe Didion's time in Guaymas.

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