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

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

3. What happened when the gold was discovered?
(a) Mass immigration to the area
(b) A fort was built around the town
(c) Fights and murders
(d) A town was constructed

4. Who happened upon the accident?
(a) A nurse
(b) A doctor
(c) A murderer
(d) A taxi driver

5. What does Didion find on the island?
(a) Copland
(b) Peace and harmony
(c) Gangland
(d) The excesses of wealth

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the gold discovered?

2. Why is Didion depressed in this essay?

3. What does Didion think it is important for her daughter to have around her?

4. Didion states that the Donner party reverted to _______________________.

5. Who does not like going to see Didion's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Didion's upbringing in Sacramento.

2. Why is Didion finding Los Angeles depressing in this essay?

3. What does Didion think of Newport Beach?

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

5. In what way does Newport Beach disappoint Didion?

6. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

7. What is the theme of this essay?

8. Describe the accident in the mountains.

9. Why is Hawaii important to Didion?

10. Describe the history of Sacramento.

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