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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. Who is the author of Let Me Tell You What I Mean?
(a) Alicia Didion.
(b) Martha Stewart.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Joan Didion.

2. In what city does Didion meet Nancy in her home in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Louis Obispo.

3. 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 Skivington.
(c) Skip Smitherton.
(d) Skip Skipperton.

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

5. What is Nancy's son's nickname in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Captain.
(b) Gilligan.
(c) First Mate.
(d) The Skipper.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Trip to Xanadu," who does Didion say she took to tour San Simeon after it became a state monument?

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

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 Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

5. Where does Nancy's daughter go to school in "Pretty Nancy"?

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