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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. Didion uses and example from what underground paper at the end of her essay "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The East Village Voice.
(c) The Free Press.
(d) The Berkeley Barb.

2. One meeting attendee in "Getting Serenity" says his idea is getting what?
(a) Sober.
(b) Married.
(c) A job.
(d) Serenity.

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

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

5. What does Didion say she has never read in an underground paper in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) She says she has never read anything political.
(b) She says she has never read anything well written.
(c) She says she has never read anything useless.
(d) She says she has never read anything she needs to know.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pretty Nancy," where does Joan say Nancy went to college?

2. How many nights does one of the speakers say he has been free from his addiction in "Getting Serenity"?

3. How does Nancy's son get home from school in "Pretty Nancy"?

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

5. What is the name of the castle Didion discusses at the start of "A Trip to Xanadu"?

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