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

2. 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 went AWOL.
(d) He moved to Canada to avoid the draft.

3. 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) 5.
(b) 90.
(c) 15.
(d) 1000.

4. 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) B-.
(b) C+.
(c) B.
(d) A.

5. In what city does Didion meet Nancy in her home in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Louis Obispo.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Sacramento.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nancy say her husband never did even for the movies?

2. What style of writing does Didion compare Alicia's underground piece to in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

3. In what city in California does the meeting in "Getting Serenity" take place?

4. Where does Didion say she used to eavesdrop on people's conversations thinking "it was a good way to learn about life" (23) in "Getting Serenity"?

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

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