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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Some Women," "The Long Distance Runner," "Last Words" Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nancy tell Joan she does not believe in being at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) A helicopter parent.
(b) A busybody.
(c) A meek housewife.
(d) An absentee mother.

2. What was Didion suffering from which became one of the images used in her novel A Book of Common Prayer?
(a) Norovirus.
(b) Paratyphoid.
(c) Flu.
(d) Food poisoning.

3. In "Telling Stories," how many places had Didion lived by the time she took English 106A?
(a) 25.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

4. How does Didion describe Richardson when in the act of filming a movie?
(a) Hopelessly disorganized.
(b) Deliriously engaged.
(c) Distant.
(d) Serious.

5. What year did Tony Richardson die according to Didion in "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Hemingway novel is quoted at the start of "Last Words"?

2. Where is the film The Border being shot at the start of "Long Distance Runner"?

3. How does Nancy's son get home from school in "Pretty Nancy"?

4. What year does "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice" first mention?

5. In what city does Didion meet Nancy in her home in "Pretty Nancy"?

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