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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 "Why I Write," what does Didion say she "plays by ear" (44)?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Saxophone.

2. What does Didion note that meeting attendees have an unusual knack for in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Smoking constantly.
(b) Dates and numbers.
(c) Finishing each other's sentences.
(d) Making cake.

3. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) He has been missing since Mother's Day.
(b) He hasn't talked to him in years.
(c) He moved to Canada to avoid the draft.
(d) He went AWOL.

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

5. What does Skip tell Joan he is not to be mistaken for despite having a beard in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Santa Claus.
(b) Unkempt.
(c) A hippie.
(d) An old man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the second speaker in "Getting Serenity" first start gambling?

3. 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"?

4. Who built the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?

5. What is something Didion felt her classmates in English 106A had that she did not in "Telling Stories"?

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