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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 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 tore the letter.
(b) She called her mom.
(c) She did not really care.
(d) She cried.

2. For what publication was Hemingway working when he would sometimes rewrite submissions for practice?
(a) The Atlantic Monthly.
(b) Transatlantic Review.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Vogue.

3. What is the name of the male character in A Book of Common Prayer which Didion discusses in "Why I Write"?
(a) Van.
(b) Val.
(c) Victor.
(d) Vinny.

4. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?
(a) Married a politician.
(b) Grew up poor.
(c) Said something funny.
(d) Grew up in comfort.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

2. Where is Skip's son stationed in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

3. What is F. Scott Fitzgerald quoted as calling Hemingway in a letter to Maxwell Perkins in "Last Words"?

4. What does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?

5. Where does Nancy's daughter go to school in "Pretty Nancy"?

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