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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. How old is the man who speaks second in "Getting Serenity" who states that the city has "destroyed" (23) him?
(a) 18.
(b) 75.
(c) 48.
(d) 22.

2. One meeting attendee in "Getting Serenity" says his idea is getting what?
(a) Sober.
(b) Married.
(c) A job.
(d) Serenity.

3. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Highway 80.
(b) Highway 15.
(c) Highway 61.
(d) Highway 1.

4. What is written on Frank L.'s cake in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Happy Birthday.
(b) Happy Anniversary.
(c) Nice Job, Frank!
(d) Miracles Still Happen.

5. 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 be dishonest.
(b) You can be sure the writer will tell you what s/he truly thinks.
(c) You can be sure the writer is unprofessional.
(d) You can be sure the writer's goal is to change your mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the army was the second speaker in "Getting Serenity"?

2. According to Didion in "A Trip to Xanadu," in what year did San Simeon become a state monument?

3. How many nights does one of the speakers say he has been free from his addiction in "Getting Serenity"?

4. What kind of talk does Didion find unsettling during the meeting in "Getting Serenity"?

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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