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

2. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?
(a) He would break out in a cold sweat.
(b) He would vomit.
(c) He would buy drugs.
(d) He would go to a bar.

3. How old is the man who speaks second in "Getting Serenity" who states that the city has "destroyed" (23) him?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 75.
(d) 48.

4. What are Didion and the TV crew there to observe Nancy doing in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Writing her memoir.
(b) Helping her son with his homework.
(c) Cooking for a dinner party.
(d) Whatever she would do on an average Tuesday morning.

5. Where did the second speaker in "Getting Serenity" first start gambling?
(a) L.A.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Walter Davis from "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" stationed in Holland?

2. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's father did for work?

3. What term does Joan point out that her relatives uses when discussing where she sent her college applications?

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

5. 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"?

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