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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 do Didion and her husband drive through to get there?
(a) Coastal roads
(b) Mountains
(c) Forests
(d) Desert

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

3. What does Didiion say increases in society when the winds are about to blow?
(a) Shopping
(b) Crime
(c) Study
(d) Road rage

4. What does Didion think about as she explores the island?
(a) The history of the prisoners
(b) Her daughter
(c) The rare birds
(d) Her grandfather

5. Why does Didion never tell her family about her struggles?
(a) She wants to cope on her own
(b) She does not want to worry them
(c) They can't even afford to eat
(d) She has lost their number

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the parties become boring?

2. Who does Didion say the mother talks to about the kidnapping?

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

4. Where does Didion plan to go and relax?

5. What job did Didion's great-great-grandfather do in Hawaii?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Didion's upbringing in Sacramento.

2. Summarize the book.

3. Describe the history of Sacramento.

4. What is the theme of this essay?

5. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

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

7. Describe Alcatraz Island as depicted in this essay.

8. Describe Didion's time in Guaymas.

9. What does Didion think of the old Hollywood?

10. What problems does Didion face when she and her husband visit her family?

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