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

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

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

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

5. Why does Didion say that underground newspapers are not truly underground in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Because the identity of the writers is known.
(b) Because the writers are professional journalists.
(c) Because their offices are in tall buildings.
(d) Because they have a wide readership.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first speaker at the meeting Didion covers in "Getting Serenity" addicted to?

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

3. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?

4. How old is the man who speaks second in "Getting Serenity" who states that the city has "destroyed" (23) him?

5. What does Didion say she has never read in an underground paper in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

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