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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Didion initially shocked that Wayne could develop cancer?
(a) He was too strong
(b) He was not a real person
(c) He was too young
(d) He was a film star

2. What is the title of this essay?
(a) False Vows
(b) Marrying a Gorilla
(c) Madness
(d) Marrying Absurd

3. What happens when Didion looks back at the notes she has written?
(a) She feels creative and starts to write
(b) She becomes nostalgic and cries
(c) She can't remember what they refer to
(d) She cannot stop reading them

4. What does Didion say comes with self respect?
(a) Happiness and success
(b) Power
(c) Love and family
(d) Friends

5. Where is the bookstore?
(a) Maryland
(b) Watts
(c) Denver
(d) Orange County

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didion not understand about the center?

2. What did Cork suffer from on the night of October 7, 1964?

3. What kind of people meet at the center?

4. Upon what do the center's members think they have a large influence?

5. What is the title of this essay?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Didion give for the center's existence?

3. Why was Cork Miller unhappy?

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

5. What do Didion's notes help her to realize?

6. How do the hippies react when Michael almost burns down the house?

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

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

9. What makes Michael a difficult interviewee?

10. What inconsistencies did the police find with Lucille's story?

(see the answer keys)

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