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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. What grade does Joan get on the essay she wrote for her friend in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) A.
(b) B+.
(c) B-.
(d) C+.

2. What is the subject of the essay Joan's friend asked her to write for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms.
(b) Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(c) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(d) Conrad's Nostromo.

3. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's husband is the "definition of" (35)?
(a) Good Husband.
(b) Good Old Boy.
(c) Career Politician.
(d) Nice Guy.

4. How old is Nancy's daughter Patti in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 8.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

5. In "A Trip to Xanadu," what is the name of the pool at San Simeon?
(a) Venus.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Jupiter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's father did for work?

3. Among what other items does Joan's rejection letter sit in a drawer at her mother's house in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

4. What year does "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice" first mention?

5. Who is the author of Let Me Tell You What I Mean?

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