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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. At the start of "Why I Write," Didion says that "writing is the act of saying" (42) what?
(a) They.
(b) I.
(c) We.
(d) You.

2. What grade does Joan's friend get on the essay she wrote for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) B.
(b) C+.
(c) B-.
(d) A.

3. In what year was Skip active in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1958.

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

5. What is English 106A, the course Didion discusses in "Telling Stories"?
(a) An American literature class.
(b) A British Lit class.
(c) A poetry workshop.
(d) A writer's workshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Long Distance Runner," what argument does Didion cite when discussing how Richardson liked to be contrary?

2. What is Nancy's son's nickname in "Pretty Nancy"?

3. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she completed for English 106A?

4. Among what other items does Joan's rejection letter sit in a drawer at her mother's house in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

5. What did Mary Hemingway allow Carlos Baker to do in his book published after Hemingway's death?

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