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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Last Words" Part II, "Everywoman.com" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the meeting attendees, Frank L., has been going to meetings for six years and on the night Joan attended had not placed a bet in how long?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 years.

2. In "Why I Write," Didion says she writes to understand what sorts of things?
(a) The universe.
(b) Other people's emotions.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Her fears and desires.

3. How many hours a night is Martha Stewart said to sleep in "Everywoman.com"?
(a) 6.5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion say she did in English 106A to make herself invisible in class?
(a) Wore sunglasses.
(b) Wore a dirty raincoat.
(c) Wore a black sweatsuit.
(d) Wore a hat.

5. Among what other items does Joan's rejection letter sit in a drawer at her mother's house in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Dead batteries and outdated electrical cords.
(b) Joan's journals and publications.
(c) Bridesmaid photographs and dried butterfly orchids.
(d) Junk mail and old keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion say compelled her to try writing short stories again after 10 years?

2. In "Pretty Nancy," where does Joan say Nancy went to college?

3. In "Pretty Nancy," Didion describes Nancy has having a smile of someone who did what?

4. From whom does Didion say she stole the title "Why I Write"?

5. Where does Skip tell Joan he was stationed while in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

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