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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. Who does Didion say is the only woman Mapplethorpe photographed who came across as being "entirely in charge of herself" (62)?
(a) Yoko Ono.
(b) Patti Smith.
(c) Joan Didion.
(d) Grace Jones.

2. What tennis player's behavior did Richardson say was "glorious" accordion to Didion in "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) John McEnroe.
(b) Serena Williams.
(c) Arthur Ashe.
(d) Andre Agassi.

3. In "Some Women," Didion says that Mapplethorpe's photograph always exhibit a tension between what?
(a) Right and wrong.
(b) Light and dark.
(c) Masculine and feminine.
(d) Good and bad.

4. In "Why I Write," Didion says she writes to understand what sorts of things?
(a) Her fears and desires.
(b) The universe.
(c) Other people's emotions.
(d) Humanity.

5. What does Didion say she did when she first read the college rejection letter in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) She cried.
(b) She tore the letter.
(c) She called her mom.
(d) She did not really care.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What issue plagued Hemingway by the time he was at the height of fame according to Didion in "Last Words"?

3. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion say compelled her to try writing short stories again after 10 years?

4. In "Why I Write," what does Didion say she "plays by ear" (44)?

5. In what year was Skip active in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

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