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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 visit in this essay?
(a) Newport Beach
(b) Paris
(c) Coney Island
(d) Brooklyn

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

3. To what state does Didion decide to move?
(a) Kentucky
(b) California
(c) Washington
(d) Colorado

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

5. Whose birthday does Didion celebrate?
(a) Her best friend's
(b) Her father's
(c) Her editor's
(d) Her daughter's

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city is Didion living in in this chapter?

3. Where does Didion use her charge card in order to eat?

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

5. Why is Didion depressed in this essay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the book.

2. In what way does Newport Beach disappoint Didion?

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

4. Describe the history of Sacramento.

5. Describe Alcatraz Island as depicted in this essay.

6. Describe Didion's time in Guaymas.

7. Why is Hawaii important to Didion?

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

9. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

10. What does Didion think of Newport Beach?

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