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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Some Women," "The Long Distance Runner," "Last Words" Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," Joan dates a man who aspires to be what?
(a) An artist.
(b) A pro-golfer.
(c) A pro-wrestler.
(d) A politician.

2. Who does Didion say mainstream writers dine with at the end of "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Harrison Ford.
(b) President Kennedy.
(c) Howard Hughes.
(d) Henry Ford.

3. In "Last Words," who is Hemingway said to have written telling him to give up the idea of writing a book on him because he did not wish to cooperate?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) Charles A. Fenton.
(d) Charles S Dutton.

4. Didion uses and example from what underground paper at the end of her essay "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) The East Village Voice.
(b) The Free Press.
(c) The Berkeley Barb.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

5. 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) 1 year.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. One meeting attendee in "Getting Serenity" says his idea is getting what?

2. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion attribute to why she got a B in English 106A?

3. What year did Tony Richardson die according to Didion in "Long Distance Runner"?

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

5. What did Hemingway undergo in February 1961 according to Didion in "Last Words"?

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