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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. Where is the film The Border being shot at the start of "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) New York.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Colorado Springs.

2. From where does Didion receive a rejection letter in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) UCLA.

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"?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Cal-Tech.
(c) UCLA.
(d) UC Berkeley.

4. How many people are at the meeting Joan attends in "Getting Serenity?
(a) 4.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 12.

5. In "Last Words," it is said that Hemingway refused to remove page 594 of his novel in progress for this reason?
(a) The typewriter broke and it was stuck.
(b) He said it was the worst thing he had ever written.
(c) He believed it was unlucky.
(d) He only let Mary remove the pages of his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first speaker at the meeting Didion covers in "Getting Serenity" addicted to?

2. In "Everywoman.com," Joan Didion cites a Salon article which uses what term to describe Martha Stewart?

3. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?

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?

5. What is the name of the male character in A Book of Common Prayer which Didion discusses in "Why I Write"?

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