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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 does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Having a pretty place to work.
(b) Having a pretty wife.
(c) Having a quiet place to work.
(d) Having a home cooked meal waiting for him.

2. In "Telling Stories," how many places had Didion lived by the time she took English 106A?
(a) 25.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

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

4. How many people does Didion write in "A Trip to Xanadu" visited San Simeon annually?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 185,000.
(d) 1 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Nancy's daughter go to school in "Pretty Nancy"?

3. In "Telling Stories," what publication finally accepted Didion's story "When Did Music Come This Way"?

4. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

5. Which of Joan's relatives does she show her college rejection letter to in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

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