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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. Where did the second speaker in "Getting Serenity" first start gambling?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) L.A.

2. Who does Didion say mainstream writers dine with at the end of "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Howard Hughes.
(b) President Kennedy.
(c) Harrison Ford.
(d) Henry Ford.

3. What is one of the words Didion uses to describe the way the Hearsts spend their money in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Frivolously.
(b) Flamboyance.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Conservatively.

4. What style of writing does Didion compare Alicia's underground piece to in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Sonnets.
(b) Creative non-fiction.
(c) Stream of conscious.
(d) Haiku.

5. 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"?
(a) The Greyhound.
(b) The Post Office.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) The Airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Didion write in "A Trip to Xanadu" visited San Simeon annually?

2. 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?

3. In "A Trip to Xanadu," who does Didion say she took to tour San Simeon after it became a state monument?

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

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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