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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what was Cork Miller having problems?

2. Who was the only one on set who it is said did not make his/her opinions known?

3. What do Baez's neighbors believe the school has done?

4. What does the center provide?

5. What is the title of this essay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inconsistencies did the police find with Lucille's story?

2. What reason does Didion give for self-respect being so important?

3. What does Lucille tell the police happened on October 7, 1964?

4. Describe Howard Hughes' house

5. Why did Didion choose Howard Hughes as her subject?

6. Why does Didion keep notes?

7. Why is Joan Baez standing before the Monterey County Board of Supervisors?

8. How did John Wayne react to the problems on set?

9. What were Didion's feelings when she met John Wayne for the first time?

10. What is Didion's view on Las Vegas weddings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how Hollywood had changed in the Sixties compared to Hollywood in the Thirties and the Forties in terms of the following:

1) Film stories, style and themes

2) The general running of the industry.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book as a whole.

1) What is the central argument of the book?

2) How are the essays arranged to construct this argument?

Essay Topic 3

What political viewpoint does Joan Didion come from and how does she express this viewpoint in her essays?

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