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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. What does Didion note that meeting attendees have an unusual knack for in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Finishing each other's sentences.
(b) Making cake.
(c) Dates and numbers.
(d) Smoking constantly.

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

3. Rather than being adversaries, Didion says that writers for mainstream newspapers are now what?
(a) Ignored.
(b) Bribed.
(c) Blacklisted.
(d) Confidants.

4. 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) The Airport.
(d) Restaurants.

5. In what branch of the army was the second speaker in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Coast Guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?

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

4. Why is the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" unable to sleep when she returned home after 5 a.m.?

5. What is the name of the castle Didion discusses at the start of "A Trip to Xanadu"?

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