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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. Why do surgeons refuse to operate during this time?
(a) The electricity goes out
(b) Patients go crazy
(c) Patients tend to bleed
(d) Anaesthetic does not work

3. Why did the monster steal the child?
(a) To mate with it
(b) To brainwash it
(c) To eat it
(d) To befriend it

4. Of what old adage does the area remind Didion?
(a) It could be you
(b) Money does not grow on trees
(c) Money makes the world go round
(d) Money can't buy happiness

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Didion's family went to Hawaii during the war?

2. What does Didion find the island to be?

3. What did the monster do in the movie?

4. Didion's family refers to her husband as __________________.

5. Who happened upon the accident?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Newport Beach disappoint Didion?

3. Describe the accident in the mountains.

4. Summarize the book.

5. Describe the history of Sacramento.

6. Why is Hawaii important to Didion?

7. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

8. Describe Alcatraz Island as depicted in this essay.

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

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

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