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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. Who is the author of Let Me Tell You What I Mean?
(a) Martha Stewart.
(b) Joan Didion.
(c) Alicia Didion.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

2. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) He went AWOL.
(b) He moved to Canada to avoid the draft.
(c) He has been missing since Mother's Day.
(d) He hasn't talked to him in years.

3. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," what does Joan say her friend was disappointed about in her 4-year-old's reference letters?
(a) Nobody mentioned she was potty-trained.
(b) Nobody mentioned how much money her parents made.
(c) Nobody mentioned her interest in art.
(d) Nobody mentioned her songwriting skills.

4. In "Last Words," what is Hemingway said to have done to his letters after Ford Madox Ford told him to "write a letter thinking of how it would read to posterity"?
(a) He rewrote all of his letters.
(b) He published his letters.
(c) He locked up all his letters.
(d) He burned his letters.

5. What does Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) A photo of his father from when he fought in World War I.
(b) A medal from when he was in the war.
(c) A picture of himself during the war.
(d) A newsclipping about his son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?

3. What are Didion and the TV crew there to observe Nancy doing in "Pretty Nancy"?

4. How does Didion describe Richardson when in the act of filming a movie?

5. One of the meeting attendees, Frank L., has been going to meetings for six years and on the night Joan attended had not placed a bet in how long?

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