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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 style of writing does Didion compare Alicia's underground piece to in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Stream of conscious.
(b) Sonnets.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Creative non-fiction.

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

3. What kind of talk does Didion find unsettling during the meeting in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Talk of lying and stealing.
(b) Talk of death and dying.
(c) Obsession with dates and numbers.
(d) Talk of miracles and Higher Powers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Among what other items does Joan's rejection letter sit in a drawer at her mother's house in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

2. What word does Joan use to describe the way things were back when she received her rejection letter compared to when she wrote 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"?

3. Where does Joan begin taking classes after she was rejected from the college of her choice in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

4. What does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?

5. What is written on Frank L.'s cake in "Getting Serenity"?

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