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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 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"?
(a) Old-Fashioned.
(b) Silly.
(c) Benign.
(d) Intense.

2. How many people does Didion write in "A Trip to Xanadu" visited San Simeon annually?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 185,000.
(d) 6,000.

3. In 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," how many applications does Joan say the private kindergarten her friend was trying to get her child into received?
(a) 15.
(b) 90.
(c) 5.
(d) 1000.

4. Where is Alicia from "Alicia and the Underground Press" from?
(a) Anchorage.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Ann Arbor.
(d) Minneapolis.

5. How old is Walter Davis' son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) 9.
(b) 22.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Didion and the TV crew there to observe Nancy doing in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?

3. Who is Nancy's husband in "Pretty Nancy"?

4. Where is Skip's son stationed in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

5. Where did the second speaker in "Getting Serenity" first start gambling?

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