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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 "Telling Stories," what does Didion attribute to why she got a B in English 106A?
(a) Her teacher's disorganization.
(b) Her teacher's kindness and understanding.
(c) Her excellent writing.
(d) Her class participation.

2. What year was Walter Davis from "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" stationed in Holland?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1963.

3. What is F. Scott Fitzgerald quoted as calling Hemingway in a letter to Maxwell Perkins in "Last Words"?
(a) The real thing.
(b) An okay writer.
(c) A real hack.
(d) A rising talent.

4. What did Hemingway undergo in February 1961 according to Didion in "Last Words"?
(a) Psychotherapy.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Shock treatment.
(d) A heart transplant.

5. Which Hemingway novel is quoted at the start of "Last Words"?
(a) A Moveable Feast.
(b) A Farewell to Arms.
(c) The Old Man and the Sea.
(d) The Sun Also Shines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Didion working at the start of "Some Women"?

2. What is the first speaker at the meeting Didion covers in "Getting Serenity" addicted to?

3. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion say the writer of a short story needs to have that the writer of a novel does not?

4. What mandatory class did Didion need to take at Berkeley before she could graduate?

5. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?

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