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

2. Where did the second speaker in "Getting Serenity" first start gambling?
(a) L.A.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Nevada.

3. What does Nancy say her husband never did even for the movies?
(a) Smiled.
(b) Wore makeup.
(c) Wore new clothes.
(d) Combed his hair.

4. What does Didion say she associates that word serenity with in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Death.
(b) Joy.
(c) Peace.
(d) Gardening.

5. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel a reader can be sure of when the writer allows their bias to exist?
(a) You can be sure the writer will be dishonest.
(b) You can be sure the writer's goal is to change your mind.
(c) You can be sure the writer will tell you what s/he truly thinks.
(d) You can be sure the writer is unprofessional.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Didion describe Richardson when in the act of filming a movie?

2. What does Skip tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

3. Of Stewart's 27 books, how many were sold according to Didion's "Everywoman.com"?

4. Who edited Hemingway's manuscript for True at First Light after he died?

5. In "Last Words," Didion discusses a dinner party during which a professor used what novel as an example of F. Scott Fitzgerald's inability to write well?

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