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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. "Everywoman.com" cites a 1996 interview in which Martha admits to having sacrificed what for her work?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her mental health.
(c) Her honor.
(d) Her dignity.

2. What is one of the newspapers that the author lists as one of the few that do not make her feel as though "the oxygen has been cut off from [her] brain tissue" (20)?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) The EastSide Reporter.

3. What did Hemingway undergo in February 1961 according to Didion in "Last Words"?
(a) Psychotherapy.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Shock treatment.
(d) A heart transplant.

4. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she had to write in her English 106A class
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. What tennis player's behavior did Richardson say was "glorious" accordion to Didion in "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) John McEnroe.
(b) Andre Agassi.
(c) Serena Williams.
(d) Arthur Ashe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rather than being adversaries, Didion says that writers for mainstream newspapers are now what?

2. What wife of Hemingway's is mentioned at the start of "Last Words"?

3. What does the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" do before going out to the club?

4. In "Long Distance Runner," what does Didion think is one of the reasons for Richardson's behavior?

5. What does Didion say she associates that word serenity with in "Getting Serenity"?

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