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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Why I Write," "Telling Stories" .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Skip tell Joan he was stationed while in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Bastogne.
(c) VIetnam.
(d) Hamburger Hill.

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

4. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?
(a) Hearst's sons.
(b) Hearst's daughters.
(c) The servants.
(d) Hearst.

5. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's husband is the "definition of" (35)?
(a) Good Old Boy.
(b) Nice Guy.
(c) Good Husband.
(d) Career Politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flower does the TV newsman suggest Nancy pick in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. Why does Didion say that underground newspapers are not truly underground in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

3. How old is Walter Davis' son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

4. What term does Joan point out that her relatives uses when discussing where she sent her college applications?

5. In "Telling Stories," what Hemingway short story does Didion mention as an example of a writer's "absolute control" (54)?

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