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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 meeting attendee in "Getting Serenity" says his idea is getting what?
(a) A job.
(b) Sober.
(c) Married.
(d) Serenity.

2. What does Didion feel meetings such as the one she attended in "Getting Serenity" reinforce in people?
(a) The desire to gamble.
(b) The instinct to relive your story over and over.
(c) The addict's passive view of his situation.
(d) The belief they cannot recover.

3. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?
(a) Married a politician.
(b) Grew up poor.
(c) Said something funny.
(d) Grew up in comfort.

4. What type of flower does the TV newsman suggest Nancy pick in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Rhododendrons.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Roses.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Skip tell Joan he was stationed while in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

3. What does Skip tell Joan he is not to be mistaken for despite having a beard in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

4. What are the underground newspapers Didion describes in "Alicia and the Underground Press" able to do that mainstream papers are not?

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

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