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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. Who built the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) William Randolph Hearst.
(c) Henry Ford.
(d) Orson Welles.

2. How old is Walter Davis' son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

3. How old is the man who speaks second in "Getting Serenity" who states that the city has "destroyed" (23) him?
(a) 75.
(b) 18.
(c) 48.
(d) 22.

4. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?
(a) The servants.
(b) Hearst.
(c) Hearst's daughters.
(d) Hearst's sons.

5. What does one meeting attendee tell Joan happens to kids upon the first time entering a gambling club?
(a) He is hooked for life.
(b) They are so shocked they leave.
(c) Most do not become addicted.
(d) He loses his money right away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" do before going out to the club?

2. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?

3. 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?

4. In "A Trip to Xanadu," Didion says that San Simeon is "exactly the castle" (26) what type of person would build if that person were wealthy?

5. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion say she learned to do in writing "When Did Music Come This Way"?

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