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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 does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Having a pretty wife.
(b) Having a quiet place to work.
(c) Having a pretty place to work.
(d) Having a home cooked meal waiting for him.

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

3. What are the underground newspapers Didion describes in "Alicia and the Underground Press" able to do that mainstream papers are not?
(a) They are able to contain their bias.
(b) They are able to get through to the readers.
(c) They are able to sway the reader's opinion.
(d) They are able to speak indirectly to the reader.

4. What is one of the newspapers that the author lists as one of the few that do not make her feel as though "the oxygen has been cut off from [her] brain tissue" (20)?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(c) The EastSide Reporter.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

5. In "A Trip to Xanadu," what is the name of the pool at San Simeon?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Venus.
(d) Neptune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the castle Didion discusses at the start of "A Trip to Xanadu"?

2. What year does "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice" first mention?

3. How many people does Didion write in "A Trip to Xanadu" visited San Simeon annually?

4. Why is the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" unable to sleep when she returned home after 5 a.m.?

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

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