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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. In what city does Hughes live?

2. Baez known as the voice of _____________________.

3. Who does Didion try to speak to about the children?

4. Where does Max have to go in a few days?

5. What can a couple of kids do easily in Las Vegas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the two runaways leave home?

3. What is Didion's opinion of John Wayne?

4. Why does Didion keep notes?

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

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

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

8. What does Didion think of Baez when she interviews her?

9. Why is Didion unsuccessful in speaking to the Malakoff Diggers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How had America changed since the Fifties to allow for a communist radical such as Michael Laski?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does Didion express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the essays' meanings would change if they were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about one of the following statements:

1) John Wayne was a force of nature, a man who could beat cancer and return to his life as if nothing had happened.

2) The free-thinking, 1960s California created an environment where a person like Joan Baez could thrive.

3) Michael Laski is a young man with warped ideals who hides in a group of radicals rather than take a chance to be who he is.

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