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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) 365.
(b) 1,223.
(c) 87.
(d) 13.

2. What does Didion say she did when she first read the college rejection letter in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) She called her mom.
(b) She cried.
(c) She did not really care.
(d) She tore the letter.

3. What does the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" do before going out to the club?
(a) Buy drugs.
(b) Drink 1/5 of vodka.
(c) Put her children to bed.
(d) Shoot up.

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

5. How old is Nancy's daughter Patti in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," what does Joan say her father did when she told him of her rejection letter?

3. What is the subject of the essay Joan's friend asked her to write for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

4. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's husband is the "definition of" (35)?

5. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel the claim to have no bias in reporting leads to in writing?

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