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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," "Pretty Nancy," "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Didion in "A Trip to Xanadu," in what year did San Simeon become a state monument?
(a) 2020.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1979.

2. What type of meeting does Didion cover in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) AlAnon.
(b) Alcoholic's Anonymous.
(c) Gambler's Anonymous.
(d) Narcotic's Anonymous.

3. In what grade does Joan's friend get on the essay she wrote for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," how many applications does Joan say the private kindergarten her friend was trying to get her child into received?
(a) 1000.
(b) 90.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

4. 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) Responsibility.
(c) Conservatively.
(d) Flamboyance.

5. How old is Nancy's daughter Patti in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Joan's relatives does she show her college rejection letter to in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

2. What type of flower does the TV newsman suggest Nancy pick in "Pretty Nancy"?

3. Where in Las Vegas is the reunion Joan attends in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"located?

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"?

5. What does Didion feel meetings such as the one she attended in "Getting Serenity" reinforce in people?

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