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

2. Who is Nancy's husband in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

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

4. 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) Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(b) Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms.
(c) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(d) Conrad's Nostromo.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of talk does Didion find unsettling during the meeting in "Getting Serenity"?

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

4. What does Skip tell Joan he is not to be mistaken for despite having a beard in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

5. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

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