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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. What is the full name of the man Joan is speaking with at the start of "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Skip Gilligan.
(b) Skip Skipperton.
(c) Skip Skivington.
(d) Skip Smitherton.

2. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?
(a) He would go to a bar.
(b) He would break out in a cold sweat.
(c) He would buy drugs.
(d) He would vomit.

3. What term does Joan point out that her relatives uses when discussing where she sent her college applications?
(a) Her ideal schools.
(b) Her colleges of choice.
(c) Ivy League colleges.
(d) Her favorite colleges.

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

5. What does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Having a home cooked meal waiting for him.
(b) Having a pretty wife.
(c) Having a quiet place to work.
(d) Having a pretty place to work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Didion say that underground newspapers are not truly underground in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

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. In "Pretty Nancy," where does Joan say Nancy went to college?

5. What does Didion say she considered doing after receiving her rejection letter in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

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