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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 is the name of the male character in A Book of Common Prayer which Didion discusses in "Why I Write"?
(a) Victor.
(b) Vinny.
(c) Van.
(d) Val.

2. What does Didion feel meetings such as the one she attended in "Getting Serenity" reinforce in people?
(a) The instinct to relive your story over and over.
(b) The desire to gamble.
(c) The addict's passive view of his situation.
(d) The belief they cannot recover.

3. Which friend of Hemingway and his wife does Didion mention at the start of "Last Words"?
(a) Polly.
(b) Pam.
(c) Pauline.
(d) Peggy.

4. In "Telling Stories," how many places had Didion lived by the time she took English 106A?
(a) 25.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Walter Davis feel his perspective on war has changed in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

2. In 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," how many applications does Joan say the private kindergarten her friend was trying to get her child into received?

3. In what city does Didion meet Nancy in her home in "Pretty Nancy"?

4. What is the name of the female character in A Book of Common Prayer which Didion discusses in "Why I Write" ?

5. What type of flower does the TV newsman suggest Nancy pick in "Pretty Nancy"?

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