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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Last Words" Part II, "Everywoman.com" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Oppenheimer's Martha Stewart biography?
(a) Manic Martha.
(b) Cake or Bust.
(c) Martha Mania.
(d) Just Desserts.

2. Why does Didion say that underground newspapers are not truly underground in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Because their offices are in tall buildings.
(b) Because the identity of the writers is known.
(c) Because they have a wide readership.
(d) Because the writers are professional journalists.

3. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 23.
(b) 17.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

4. In "Last Words," who is Hemingway said to have written telling him to give up the idea of writing a book on him because he did not wish to cooperate?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Charles A. Fenton.
(d) Charles S Dutton.

5. How many people does Didion write in "A Trip to Xanadu" visited San Simeon annually?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 4 million.
(d) 185,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which if Martha Stewarts cars does she drive herself?

2. 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?

3. Where is Martha Stewart from?

4. What does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?

5. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she completed for English 106A?

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