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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. Who is signed as the Director of Admissions on the rejection letter Joan Didion discusses in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Rixford K. Snyder.
(b) Redford K. Barboza.
(c) Rex P. Smith.
(d) Robert J. Snider.

2. How does Nancy's son get home from school in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) A private car.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Nancy picks him up.
(d) Schoolbus.

3. Didion uses and example from what underground paper at the end of her essay "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) The Free Press.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The East Village Voice.
(d) The Berkeley Barb.

4. In "Telling Stories," what publication does Didion work for right after college?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Vogue.
(c) The Washington post.
(d) Ms.

5. Who does Didion say mainstream writers dine with at the end of "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Howard Hughes.
(c) Harrison Ford.
(d) Henry Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didion say she has never read in an underground paper in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

2. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion attribute to why she got a B in English 106A?

3. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?

4. What year does "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice" first mention?

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

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