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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 one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?
(a) He would buy drugs.
(b) He would vomit.
(c) He would break out in a cold sweat.
(d) He would go to a bar.

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

3. In "Telling Stories," what Hemingway short story does Didion mention as an example of a writer's "absolute control" (54)?
(a) "Hills Like White Elephants."
(b) "Snows of Kilimanjaro."
(c) "The Killers."
(d) "A Clean Well-Lighted Place."

4. What does Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) A medal from when he was in the war.
(b) A newsclipping about his son.
(c) A picture of himself during the war.
(d) A photo of his father from when he fought in World War I.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joan begin taking classes after she was rejected from the college of her choice in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?

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 "Some Women," what word is Mapplethorpe said to dislike regarding his art?

4. Who found Hemingway after he had shot himself in 1961?

5. In "Why I Write," what does Didion say she "plays by ear" (44)?

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