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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. Which of Joan's relatives does she show her college rejection letter to in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her niece.

2. What is the subject of the essay Joan's friend asked her to write for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms.
(b) Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(c) Conrad's Nostromo.
(d) Milton's Paradise Lost.

3. What is the name of the female character in A Book of Common Prayer which Didion discusses in "Why I Write" ?
(a) Charly Dugan.
(b) Charlotte Douglass.
(c) Lily Davis.
(d) Emily Dickens.

4. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she had to write in her English 106A class
(a) 15.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. Which friend of Hemingway and his wife does Didion mention at the start of "Last Words"?
(a) Polly.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Pam.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Didion receive a rejection letter in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

2. In "Long Distance Runner," what does Didion think is one of the reasons for Richardson's behavior?

3. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion say she did in English 106A to make herself invisible in class?

4. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?

5. What does Skip tell Joan he is not to be mistaken for despite having a beard in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

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