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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. Though Didion agrees that writing in underground newspapers is often "amateurish and badly written," she disagrees with what sentiment?
(a) That they are interesting.
(b) That they are biased.
(c) That they are unnecessary.
(d) That they are boring.

2. Who is signed as the Director of Admissions on the rejection letter Joan Didion discusses in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Robert J. Snider.
(b) Redford K. Barboza.
(c) Rex P. Smith.
(d) Rixford K. Snyder.

3. In what year was Skip active in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1964.

4. According to "Everywoman.com," who was the student who started the Martha Stewart unofficial website while in grad school?
(a) Kerry Ogata.
(b) Kelly Obama.
(c) Kathy O'Malley.
(d) Kirsten O'Berry.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rather than being adversaries, Didion says that writers for mainstream newspapers are now what?

3. At the start of "Why I Write," Didion says that "writing is the act of saying" (42) what?

4. Where in Las Vegas is the reunion Joan attends in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"located?

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

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