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

2. What style of writing does Didion compare Alicia's underground piece to in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Stream of conscious.
(b) Sonnets.
(c) Creative non-fiction.
(d) Haiku.

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

4. What year does "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice" first mention?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1968.

5. Where does Nancy's daughter go to school in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) A boarding school in Arizona.
(b) A private school in Sacramento.
(c) Nancy homeschooled.
(d) A public school in San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," what does Joan say her father did when she told him of her rejection letter?

2. What does the newsman want Nancy to do as she answers the first question he asks her in "Pretty Nancy"?

3. Where is Alicia from "Alicia and the Underground Press" from?

4. What year was Walter Davis from "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" stationed in Holland?

5. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," what does Joan say her friend was disappointed about in her 4-year-old's reference letters?

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