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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nancy's son get home from school in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Schoolbus.
(b) A private car.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Nancy picks him up.

2. What does the newsman want Nancy to do as she answers the first question he asks her in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Nip a bud.
(b) Giggle and look away.
(c) Smile and nod.
(d) Pour some lemonade.

3. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," what does Joan say her father did when she told him of her rejection letter?
(a) He told her she should call the school and complain.
(b) He told her she will never amount to anything now.
(c) He shrugged his shoulders and offered her a drink.
(d) He told her he knew she would not get in.

4. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's husband is the "definition of" (35)?
(a) Good Old Boy.
(b) Good Husband.
(c) Nice Guy.
(d) Career Politician.

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

6. What are the underground newspapers Didion describes in "Alicia and the Underground Press" able to do that mainstream papers are not?
(a) They are able to contain their bias.
(b) They are able to speak indirectly to the reader.
(c) They are able to sway the reader's opinion.
(d) They are able to get through to the readers.

7. What grade does Joan get on the essay she wrote for her friend in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) A.
(b) C+.
(c) B-.
(d) B+.

8. 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) Junk mail and old keys.
(b) Joan's journals and publications.
(c) Bridesmaid photographs and dried butterfly orchids.
(d) Dead batteries and outdated electrical cords.

9. What type of meeting does Didion cover in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Narcotic's Anonymous.
(b) Alcoholic's Anonymous.
(c) Gambler's Anonymous.
(d) AlAnon.

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

11. What does Skip tell Joan he is not to be mistaken for despite having a beard in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Unkempt.
(b) A hippie.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) An old man.

12. What does the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" do before going out to the club?
(a) Put her children to bed.
(b) Shoot up.
(c) Drink 1/5 of vodka.
(d) Buy drugs.

13. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," Joan dates a man who aspires to be what?
(a) A pro-wrestler.
(b) An artist.
(c) A pro-golfer.
(d) A politician.

14. How old is the man who speaks second in "Getting Serenity" who states that the city has "destroyed" (23) him?
(a) 75.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 48.

15. Where in Las Vegas is the reunion Joan attends in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"located?
(a) Caesar's Palace.
(b) Stargazers Casino.
(c) El Cortez.
(d) Stardust Casino.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. What is one of the newspapers that the author lists as one of the few that do not make her feel as though "the oxygen has been cut off from [her] brain tissue" (20)?

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

4. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?

5. Who built the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?

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