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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. Where does Joan begin taking classes after she was rejected from the college of her choice in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) UC Berkeley.
(b) Cal-Tech.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Stanford.

2. One of the meeting attendees, Frank L., has been going to meetings for six years and on the night Joan attended had not placed a bet in how long?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. What does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Having a quiet place to work.
(b) Having a home cooked meal waiting for him.
(c) Having a pretty wife.
(d) Having a pretty place to work.

4. What word does Joan use to describe the way things were back when she received her rejection letter compared to when she wrote 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) Old-Fashioned.
(b) Silly.
(c) Benign.
(d) Intense.

5. How old is Walter Davis' son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) 14.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Walter Davis from "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" stationed in Holland?

2. Rather than being adversaries, Didion says that writers for mainstream newspapers are now what?

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

4. Where in Las Vegas is the reunion Joan attends in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"located?

5. What does Didion feel meetings such as the one she attended in "Getting Serenity" reinforce in people?

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