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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 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"?
(a) Benign.
(b) Silly.
(c) Old-Fashioned.
(d) Intense.

2. Where did the second speaker in "Getting Serenity" first start gambling?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) L.A.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Nevada.

3. According to Didion in "A Trip to Xanadu," in what year did San Simeon become a state monument?
(a) 1958.
(b) 2020.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1985.

4. 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) 8 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. What type of meeting does Didion cover in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) AlAnon.
(b) Gambler's Anonymous.
(c) Alcoholic's Anonymous.
(d) Narcotic's Anonymous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," Joan dates a man who aspires to be what?

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

3. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?

4. What does Didion say she has never read in an underground paper in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

5. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel a reader can be sure of when the writer allows their bias to exist?

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