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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Personals: On Keeping a Notebook.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does Didion travel to in this essay?
(a) San Francisco
(b) New York
(c) Seattle
(d) Chicago

2. What was the woman wearing in the note Didion remembers in this essay?
(a) A wedding dress
(b) A dirty wrapper
(c) A ballerina's costume
(d) A bikini

3. With what was Cork Miller having problems?
(a) His ex-wife
(b) His health
(c) Money
(d) His parents

4. What have the workers been sent to sell?
(a) Communist stickers
(b) T-shirts
(c) Pamphlets
(d) A magazine

5. What does Didion ask the reader in this essay?
(a) Why note making is important
(b) Why note making rids her of anger
(c) Why she writes notes
(d) How can she make use of her notes

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following did not star in The Sons of Katie Elder?

2. Who does Wayne have dinner with at the end of the chapter?

3. What was Hughes' job in the film industry?

4. Who is this essay about?

5. Who does Didion have to speak to before she can interview Baez?

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