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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 does Didion think it is important for her daughter to have around her?
(a) Love
(b) Presents
(c) Positive energy
(d) Extended family

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

3. What was the whole area when Didion grew up there?
(a) Farmland
(b) Wasteland
(c) Desert
(d) A series of skyscrapers

4. When do Didion and her husband decide to go home?
(a) When Didion gets a cold
(b) When they run out of money
(c) When they get restless
(d) When their car breaks down

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Didion unable to record people's reactions?

2. Where does Didion visit in this essay?

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

4. What does Didiion say increases in society when the winds are about to blow?

5. Where was the gold discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the history of Sacramento.

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

3. Describe the accident in the mountains.

4. What does Didion think of Newport Beach?

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

6. What is the theme of this essay?

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

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

9. Describe Alcatraz Island as depicted in this essay.

10. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

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