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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. Of what old adage does the area remind Didion?
(a) It could be you
(b) Money can't buy happiness
(c) Money does not grow on trees
(d) Money makes the world go round

2. Why do surgeons refuse to operate during this time?
(a) Patients tend to bleed
(b) Anaesthetic does not work
(c) The electricity goes out
(d) Patients go crazy

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

4. About whom does the nighttime talk show host talk?
(a) Germaine Greer
(b) Brian Wilson
(c) Helen Gurley Brown
(d) Helen Keller

5. What does Didion feel trapped between when she visits her family?
(a) Her daughter and her son
(b) Her husband and her family
(c) Her daughter and her husband
(d) Her daughter and her family

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Didion visit in this essay?

2. What did Didion use to chase through the fields?

3. Who tends to live in Newport Beach?

4. Where does Didion plan to go and relax?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Didion's time in Guaymas.

2. Describe Didion's upbringing in Sacramento.

3. Why is Didion finding Los Angeles depressing in this essay?

4. What is the theme of this essay?

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

6. How does Didion feel when visiting Pearl Harbor?

7. Describe the accident in the mountains.

8. What does Didion think of the old Hollywood?

9. Why is Hawaii important to Didion?

10. Describe the history of Sacramento.

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