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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. Where does Didion spend time with Michael?

2. What is the woman's name?

3. In which city is the Communist Party's headquarters?

4. What was Hughes said to have called his business associates?

5. What is the name of this essay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Didion interested in learning about Michael?

2. What conclusion does Didion come to in the Howard Hughes essay?

3. How has Las Vegas turned marriage into a big business?

4. What makes Michael a difficult interviewee?

5. Describe Lucille Miller's life at the beginning of Part 1.

6. Why does Didion think she wrote about the woman in a dirty wrapper?

7. Why does Didion keep notes?

8. Why does Didion think it is important to work at self-respect?

9. Describe Howard Hughes' house

10. What reason does Didion give for the center's existence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What influence did the hippie movement have on the following areas:

1) Politics

2) Literature and art

3) Family

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following subjects to base a 500-word essay:

1) The hippie cultural influence on Sixties and Seventies America.

2) The true definition of moral behavior.

3) The importance of an extended family.

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