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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Why I Write," "Telling Stories" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is written on Frank L.'s cake in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Nice Job, Frank!
(b) Happy Anniversary.
(c) Miracles Still Happen.
(d) Happy Birthday.

2. In what branch of the army was the second speaker in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Coast Guard.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Air Force.

3. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?
(a) He would go to a bar.
(b) He would vomit.
(c) He would buy drugs.
(d) He would break out in a cold sweat.

4. 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 sway the reader's opinion.
(b) They are able to contain their bias.
(c) They are able to get through to the readers.
(d) They are able to speak indirectly to the reader.

5. In "Why I Write," Didion says she writes to understand what sorts of things?
(a) The universe.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Other people's emotions.
(d) Her fears and desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nancy's son get home from school in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?

3. What does one meeting attendee tell Joan happens to kids upon the first time entering a gambling club?

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

5. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she had to write in her English 106A class

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