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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. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) He hasn't talked to him in years.
(b) He went AWOL.
(c) He has been missing since Mother's Day.
(d) He moved to Canada to avoid the draft.

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

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

4. Where in Las Vegas is the reunion Joan attends in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"located?
(a) El Cortez.
(b) Stardust Casino.
(c) Stargazers Casino.
(d) Caesar's Palace.

5. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's husband is the "definition of" (35)?
(a) Nice Guy.
(b) Good Husband.
(c) Career Politician.
(d) Good Old Boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's father did for work?

2. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," what does Joan say her father did when she told him of her rejection letter?

3. What is the name of the castle Didion discusses at the start of "A Trip to Xanadu"?

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

5. What did Hemingway instruct his executors to do in a letter written a few years before his death?

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