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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Didion's family went to Hawaii during the war?
(a) Her uncle
(b) Her brother
(c) Her father
(d) Her mother

2. What does the wind increase the presence of in the atmosphere?
(a) Negative ions
(b) H20
(c) Positive ions
(d) Carbon monoxide

3. Where did Didion grow up?
(a) New York City
(b) Jacksonville
(c) Sacramento Valley
(d) Raleigh

4. Who does not like going to see Didion's family?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her daughter
(c) Her dog
(d) Her son

5. What is the name of the wind Didion mentions in this essay?
(a) Santa Wencelas
(b) The Wicked Witch
(c) Santa Ana
(d) Diablo

6. What did the monster do in the movie?
(a) Eat a child
(b) Eat the Whitehouse
(c) Destroy a house
(d) Steal a child

7. Who remained with the young's man's body?
(a) The nurse
(b) The nurse's husband
(c) A policeman
(d) The young girl

8. What does Didion think about as she explores the island?
(a) The history of the prisoners
(b) The rare birds
(c) Her daughter
(d) Her grandfather

9. Why are no more repairs being done at the prison?
(a) They want it to fall down
(b) It is too expensive to maintain
(c) There are not enough employers
(d) It is has too many bad memories

10. Why do the parties become boring?
(a) People don't move on
(b) They are held at the same places
(c) The same people are always there
(d) Her friends stop attending

11. Where does Didion visit in this essay?
(a) Alcatraz
(b) London
(c) New York
(d) Hawaii

12. In what type of accommodation do Didion and her husband stay?
(a) A hotel
(b) A villa
(c) A cabin
(d) A motel

13. What was the caretaker's job in the prison?
(a) Caretaker
(b) Warden
(c) A guard
(d) A cook

14. What does Didion find on the island?
(a) The excesses of wealth
(b) Copland
(c) Peace and harmony
(d) Gangland

15. Whose birthday does Didion celebrate?
(a) Her daughter's
(b) Her best friend's
(c) Her father's
(d) Her editor's

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is Didion living in in this chapter?

2. What do Didion and her husband drive through to get there?

3. What was the whole area when Didion grew up there?

4. What does Didion write about in this essay?

5. Why is Didion depressed in this essay?

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