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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 Didion say she has never read in an underground paper in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) She says she has never read anything political.
(b) She says she has never read anything well written.
(c) She says she has never read anything she needs to know.
(d) She says she has never read anything useless.

2. Who is signed as the Director of Admissions on the rejection letter Joan Didion discusses in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Rex P. Smith.
(b) Redford K. Barboza.
(c) Robert J. Snider.
(d) Rixford K. Snyder.

3. Where does Skip tell Joan he was stationed while in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Bastogne.
(b) Normandy.
(c) VIetnam.
(d) Hamburger Hill.

4. Where is Alicia from "Alicia and the Underground Press" from?
(a) Anchorage.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Ann Arbor.
(d) Detroit.

5. In "Why I Write," Didion refers to writing as "the tactic of a secret" what?
(a) Bully.
(b) Genius.
(c) Snob.
(d) Introvert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Among what other items does Joan's rejection letter sit in a drawer at her mother's house in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

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

3. What does Nancy tell Joan she does not believe in being at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?

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

5. How old is Nancy's daughter Patti in "Pretty Nancy"?

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