2. How does Didion say she began to see herself?
(a) As still a child
(b) As a product of her parents
(c) As an adult
(d) The way others did

3. Who does Wayne have dinner with at the end of the chapter?
(a) Sammy Davis Jr
(b) John Ford
(c) Joan Didion
(d) Dean Martin

4. Who is this essay about?
(a) Charles Bronson
(b) Trotsky
(c) Michael Laski
(d) Dennis Wilson

5. Where was the woman with the dirty wrapper sitting?
(a) Next to a water fountain
(b) In a restaurant
(c) On a park bench
(d) In a hotel bar

6. What was Hughes said to have called his business associates?
(a) His buddies
(b) Adversaries
(c) Nobodies
(d) His brothers

7. What did Lucille douse her husband with before the crash?
(a) Lighter fluid
(b) Gas
(c) Water
(d) Whiskey

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

9. Didion believe her loss of innocence was the beginning of ____________.
(a) Self respect
(b) Depression
(c) Self confidence
(d) Rebellion

10. Who was the only one on set who it is said did not make his/her opinions known?
(a) Mae West
(b) John Wayne
(c) Dean Martin
(d) John Ford

11. What kind of people meet at the center?
(a) Writers
(b) Hippies
(c) Civil Right protesters
(d) High powered people

12. What film is Wayne working on in this essay?
(a) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(b) The Last Stuntman
(c) The Sons of Katie Elder
(d) Unforgiven

13. What is the title of this essay?
(a) A Writer's Notes
(b) My Little Scribbles
(c) On Keeping a Notebook
(d) A Willing Writer

14. What happened to the car when it crashed?
(a) It exploded
(b) It caught fire
(c) It lay with one half over a cliff edge
(d) It sank into the lake

15. What does a person without self respect use his/her failings to do?
(a) Become nothing
(b) Excuse his/her failure
(c) Put others down
(d) Hide his/her shame