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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 type of flower does the TV newsman suggest Nancy pick in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Roses.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Rhododendrons.

2. What is one of the words Didion uses to describe the way the Hearsts spend their money in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Flamboyance.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Conservatively.
(d) Frivolously.

3. Where is Skip's son stationed in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Bastogne.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

4. 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?
(a) He told her she should call the school and complain.
(b) He shrugged his shoulders and offered her a drink.
(c) He told her she will never amount to anything now.
(d) He told her he knew she would not get in.

5. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Highway 61.
(b) Highway 15.
(c) Highway 80.
(d) Highway 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one meeting attendee tell Joan happens to kids upon the first time entering a gambling club?

2. What does Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

3. What is written on Frank L.'s cake in "Getting Serenity"?

4. In "A Trip to Xanadu," Didion says that San Simeon is "exactly the castle" (26) what type of person would build if that person were wealthy?

5. 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"?

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