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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) 2020.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1979.

2. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Highway 1.
(b) Highway 15.
(c) Highway 80.
(d) Highway 61.

3. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?
(a) Hearst's daughters.
(b) Hearst's sons.
(c) Hearst.
(d) The servants.

4. 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"?
(a) Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms.
(b) Milton's Paradise Lost.
(c) Conrad's Nostromo.
(d) Shakespeare's Hamlet.

5. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 23.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Didion meet Nancy in her home in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. What type of meeting does Didion cover in "Getting Serenity"?

3. What does Didion say she has never read in an underground paper in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

4. In what branch of the army was the second speaker in "Getting Serenity"?

5. In "A Trip to Xanadu," what is the name of the pool at San Simeon?

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