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Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities

Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities

Read Other Desert Cities and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 1.2105

1. Where is Silda returning from, and how long is she staying at the Wyeth residence?

a rehabilitation center for cocaine; for the weekend

a rehabilitation center for alcoholism; until she can “get back on her feet”

Las Vegas, Nevada; for the weekend

Las Vegas, Nevada; for two months

Question 1.2106

2. Why might Brooke’s second book not sit well with the family?

Brooke’s memoir focuses on the suicide of her late brother Henry and his relationship with the family.

Her family does not want to be associated with a lackluster novel.

Her family fears that Brooke will become even more depressed if her book isn’t as successful as her first.

They don’t think writing is a legitimate profession.

Question 1.2107

3. How do Silda’s political views differ from those of Polly and Lyman?

Silda is politically liberal and sides with Henry, while the others are Republican.

Silda is a staunch Republican, while the other two are Democrats.

They do not differ.

Silda is a staunch Libertarian, which makes the others uncomfortable.

Question 1.2108

4. What was Lyman’s past profession?

He was a film producer.

He was a comedy writer.

He was a film actor.

He was a lawyer.

Question 1.2109

5. What do we learn of Henry’s life?

He had always showed signs of depression, but his family wouldn’t accept that he needed help.

He secretly penned a suicide letter for Brooke, but her parents kept it from her.

Henry and Polly never got along, which created a chasm in the family dynamic. Lyman was repeatedly placed in the middle of their arguments.

He joined a cult that became notorious for planting a bomb that killed several people. He disappeared after jumping off of a ferry and was assumed to be dead.