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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 does the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" do before going out to the club?
(a) Drink 1/5 of vodka.
(b) Put her children to bed.
(c) Shoot up.
(d) Buy drugs.

2. During the dinner party Didion discusses in "Last Words," she felt she was the only one who knew the difference between what?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Good writing and bad writing.
(c) Writing a book and making notes for it.
(d) Drafting a book and wanting it to be published.

3. What does one meeting attendee tell Joan happens to kids upon the first time entering a gambling club?
(a) He loses his money right away.
(b) They are so shocked they leave.
(c) He is hooked for life.
(d) Most do not become addicted.

4. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's father did for work?
(a) He was a politician.
(b) He was a musician.
(c) He was a neurosurgeon.
(d) He was a schoolteacher.

5. In what city does Didion meet Nancy in her home in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) San Louis Obispo.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) San Diego.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Didion receive a rejection letter in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

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

3. How many people are at the meeting Joan attends in "Getting Serenity?

4. How old is Walter Davis' son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

5. What is the subject of the essay Joan's friend asked her to write for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

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