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

2. Why is the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" unable to sleep when she returned home after 5 a.m.?
(a) She was replaying her game in her head.
(b) Her kids needed breakfast.
(c) She had to go to work.
(d) It was too light out.

3. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 5.
(b) 23.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

4. In 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," how many applications does Joan say the private kindergarten her friend was trying to get her child into received?
(a) 1000.
(b) 90.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

5. What is the name of the female character in A Book of Common Prayer which Didion discusses in "Why I Write" ?
(a) Charlotte Douglass.
(b) Lily Davis.
(c) Emily Dickens.
(d) Charly Dugan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel the claim to have no bias in reporting leads to in writing?

2. 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"?

3. Where is Alicia from "Alicia and the Underground Press" from?

4. In what branch of the army was the second speaker in "Getting Serenity"?

5. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?

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