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

2. What island does Didion visit in this essay?

3. What has Didion been told to expect?

4. What did the monster do in the movie?

5. Who does Didion think the area excludes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Didion's time in Guaymas.

2. How do the Los Angeles citizens know when the Santa Ana winds are about to blow?

3. What is the theme of this essay?

4. Describe Didion's upbringing in Sacramento.

5. Describe Alcatraz Island as depicted in this essay.

6. In what way does Newport Beach disappoint Didion?

7. Why does Didion think no one can truly define what is moral?

8. Summarize the book.

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

10. Describe the history of Sacramento.

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

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 3

Define self-respect and examine why it is important and how it can be achieved.

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