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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. How many nights does one of the speakers say he has been free from his addiction in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) 87.
(b) 13.
(c) 365.
(d) 1,223.

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

3. What does Didion say she has never read in an underground paper in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) She says she has never read anything well written.
(b) She says she has never read anything political.
(c) She says she has never read anything she needs to know.
(d) She says she has never read anything useless.

4. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?
(a) Hearst's daughters.
(b) Hearst.
(c) Hearst's sons.
(d) The servants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" do before going out to the club?

2. In what year was Skip active in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

3. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?

4. Didion uses and example from what underground paper at the end of her essay "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

5. Who is signed as the Director of Admissions on the rejection letter Joan Didion discusses in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

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