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

2. What does Didion say she considered doing after receiving her rejection letter in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Slitting her wrists.
(b) Running away.
(c) Overdosing on pills.
(d) Shooting herself.

3. What is the first speaker at the meeting Didion covers in "Getting Serenity" addicted to?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Draw-poker.
(c) Heroin.
(d) BlackJack.

4. What does Didion say she associates that word serenity with in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Peace.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Death.
(d) Joy.

5. What is something Didion felt her classmates in English 106A had that she did not in "Telling Stories"?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Experience.
(c) Humor.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what publication was Hemingway working when he would sometimes rewrite submissions for practice?

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

3. Though Didion agrees that writing in underground newspapers is often "amateurish and badly written," she disagrees with what sentiment?

4. In "Long Distance Runner," who did Richardson take to France when Didion and her husband were unable to join him?

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

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