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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. 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) 5.
(c) 90.
(d) 15.

2. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 17.
(b) 5.
(c) 23.
(d) 10.

3. In "A Trip to Xanadu," what is the name of the pool at San Simeon?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Venus.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Jupiter.

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

5. What does the newsman want Nancy to do as she answers the first question he asks her in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Smile and nod.
(b) Nip a bud.
(c) Pour some lemonade.
(d) Giggle and look away.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?

2. Though Didion agrees that writing in underground newspapers is often "amateurish and badly written," she disagrees with what sentiment?

3. What is the full name of the man Joan is speaking with at the start of "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

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. Who does Didion say mainstream writers dine with at the end of "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

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