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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 publication does Didion work for right after college?
(a) Vogue.
(b) The Washington post.
(c) Ms.
(d) The New Yorker.

2. Who wrote the script for "Hills Like White Elephants" discussed in "Long Distance Runner"?
(a) Didion and Richardson.
(b) Didion's husband and Tony Richardson.
(c) Didion and her husband.
(d) Jack Nicholson and Richardson.

3. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she had to write in her English 106A class
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. In "Long Distance Runner," what word does Didion say Richardson often used when describing work?
(a) Impossible.
(b) Serene.
(c) Magic.
(d) Holy.

5. What grade does Joan's friend get on the essay she wrote for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) A.
(b) C+.
(c) B.
(d) B-.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nancy say her husband never did even for the movies?

2. Where is Alicia from "Alicia and the Underground Press" from?

3. Who does Didion say is the only woman Mapplethorpe photographed who came across as being "entirely in charge of herself" (62)?

4. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?

5. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel the claim to have no bias in reporting leads to in writing?

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