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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. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's father did for work?
(a) He was a politician.
(b) He was a neurosurgeon.
(c) He was a schoolteacher.
(d) He was a musician.

2. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) He moved to Canada to avoid the draft.
(b) He went AWOL.
(c) He has been missing since Mother's Day.
(d) He hasn't talked to him in years.

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

4. Where is Skip's son stationed in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Bastogne.
(d) Vietnam.

5. How many people are at the meeting Joan attends in "Getting Serenity?
(a) 4.
(b) 40.
(c) 12.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?

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

3. According to Didion in "A Trip to Xanadu," in what year did San Simeon become a state monument?

4. What style of writing does Didion compare Alicia's underground piece to in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

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

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