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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 does Didion say the mother talks to about the kidnapping?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her sister
(c) Her brother
(d) Her father

2. Where did Didion grow up?
(a) New York City
(b) Sacramento Valley
(c) Jacksonville
(d) Raleigh

3. Where does Didion find a good job?
(a) In a shoe store
(b) In Walmart
(c) On a newspaper
(d) On a magazine

4. What does Didion write about in this essay?
(a) Hollywood
(b) Morals
(c) Finding the right person
(d) Cooporations

5. Who remained with the young's man's body?
(a) The young girl
(b) The nurse
(c) A policeman
(d) The nurse's husband

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didion feel trapped between when she visits her family?

2. With whom does Didion go on the holiday?

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

4. Why do the parties become boring?

5. What happened when the gold was discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Didion's time in Guaymas.

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

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

4. In what way does Newport Beach disappoint Didion?

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

6. Describe the history of Sacramento.

7. What does Didion think of Newport Beach?

8. Summarize the book.

9. What does Didion think of the old Hollywood?

10. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

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