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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," "Pretty Nancy," "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" .

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) UCLA.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Cal-Tech.

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) 1 year.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 months.

3. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel a reader can be sure of when the writer allows their bias to exist?
(a) You can be sure the writer's goal is to change your mind.
(b) You can be sure the writer will be dishonest.
(c) You can be sure the writer will tell you what s/he truly thinks.
(d) You can be sure the writer is unprofessional.

4. Who built the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) William Randolph Hearst.
(b) Orson Welles.
(c) William Butler Yeats.
(d) Henry Ford.

5. In "A Trip to Xanadu," who does Didion say she took to tour San Simeon after it became a state monument?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her niece.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Didion in "A Trip to Xanadu," in what year did San Simeon become a state monument?

2. What does Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

3. 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"?

4. Which of Joan's relatives does she show her college rejection letter to in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

5. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?

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