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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. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Highway 80.
(b) Highway 15.
(c) Highway 1.
(d) Highway 61.

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

3. What did Hemingway instruct his executors to do in a letter written a few years before his death?
(a) Complete any unfinished novels for publication.
(b) Leave all proceeds from publication to his family.
(c) Edit his letters before publication.
(d) Never to publish or agree to publish his letters.

4. Which of Martha Stewarts cars does he have a chauffeur?
(a) Suburban.
(b) Tesla.
(c) Jaguar.
(d) Limo.

5. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she completed for English 106A?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wife of Hemingway's is mentioned at the start of "Last Words"?

2. In "Some Women," what writer does Didion say is quoted as saying that talking about his novel was bad luck?

3. What is English 106A, the course Didion discusses in "Telling Stories"?

4. How does Nancy's son get home from school in "Pretty Nancy"?

5. During the dinner party Didion discusses in "Last Words," she felt she was the only one who knew the difference between what?

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