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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 does Nancy tell Joan she does not believe in being at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) A meek housewife.
(b) A helicopter parent.
(c) A busybody.
(d) An absentee mother.

2. How old is the man who speaks second in "Getting Serenity" who states that the city has "destroyed" (23) him?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 48.
(d) 75.

3. 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) C+.
(b) A.
(c) B-.
(d) B.

4. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?
(a) He would go to a bar.
(b) He would buy drugs.
(c) He would vomit.
(d) He would break out in a cold sweat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nancy's husband in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. Who is signed as the Director of Admissions on the rejection letter Joan Didion discusses in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

3. Where does Joan begin taking classes after she was rejected from the college of her choice in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

4. Among what other items does Joan's rejection letter sit in a drawer at her mother's house in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

5. Where did the second speaker in "Getting Serenity" first start gambling?

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