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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. One of the meeting attendees, Frank L., has been going to meetings for six years and on the night Joan attended had not placed a bet in how long?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 8 months.

2. What is the full name of the man Joan is speaking with at the start of "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Skip Smitherton.
(b) Skip Skipperton.
(c) Skip Gilligan.
(d) Skip Skivington.

3. 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) Benign.
(b) Silly.
(c) Intense.
(d) Old-Fashioned.

4. What is the name of the castle Didion discusses at the start of "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) The Sacramento.
(b) San Simeon.
(c) Saint Simone.
(d) Castillo del Sol.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pretty Nancy," where does Joan say Nancy went to college?

2. In what city in California does the meeting in "Getting Serenity" take place?

3. How many people are at the meeting Joan attends in "Getting Serenity?

4. What does Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

5. 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"?

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