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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Alicia and the Underground Press," "Getting Serenity," "A Trip to Xanadu" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel a reader can be sure of when the writer allows their bias to exist?
(a) You can be sure the writer will tell you what s/he truly thinks.
(b) You can be sure the writer's goal is to change your mind.
(c) You can be sure the writer will be dishonest.
(d) You can be sure the writer is unprofessional.

2. Where is Alicia from "Alicia and the Underground Press" from?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Ann Arbor.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Anchorage.

3. 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 Wall Street Journal.
(b) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The EastSide Reporter.

4. What is the first speaker at the meeting Didion covers in "Getting Serenity" addicted to?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Draw-poker.
(d) BlackJack.

5. How many nights does one of the speakers say he has been free from his addiction in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) 1,223.
(b) 365.
(c) 87.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Didion say she used to eavesdrop on people's conversations thinking "it was a good way to learn about life" (23) in "Getting Serenity"?

2. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?

3. Who built the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?

4. In "A Trip to Xanadu," Didion says that San Simeon is "exactly the castle" (26) what type of person would build if that person were wealthy?

5. One meeting attendee in "Getting Serenity" says his idea is getting what?

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