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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Nancy's husband in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) George Bush.

3. What does Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) A newsclipping about his son.
(b) A picture of himself during the war.
(c) A photo of his father from when he fought in World War I.
(d) A medal from when he was in the war.

4. Where is Alicia from "Alicia and the Underground Press" from?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Ann Arbor.
(d) Anchorage.

5. Where is Skip's son stationed in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Bastogne.

6. 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.

7. Who do the San Simeon tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu" tell the group still stays in the 21 room guest house?
(a) The servants.
(b) Hearst's sons.
(c) Hearst's daughters.
(d) Hearst.

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

9. Why does Didion say that underground newspapers are not truly underground in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Because they have a wide readership.
(b) Because the identity of the writers is known.
(c) Because the writers are professional journalists.
(d) Because their offices are in tall buildings.

10. In "A Trip to Xanadu," who does Didion say she took to tour San Simeon after it became a state monument?
(a) Her niece.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her mother.

11. What is written on Frank L.'s cake in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Miracles Still Happen.
(b) Nice Job, Frank!
(c) Happy Birthday.
(d) Happy Anniversary.

12. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 17.
(d) 23.

13. In "A Trip to Xanadu," Didion says that San Simeon is "exactly the castle" (26) what type of person would build if that person were wealthy?
(a) A child.
(b) A servant.
(c) A woman.
(d) A man.

14. Why is the first speaker in "Getting Serenity" unable to sleep when she returned home after 5 a.m.?
(a) Her kids needed breakfast.
(b) She was replaying her game in her head.
(c) It was too light out.
(d) She had to go to work.

15. How old is Walter Davis' son in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) 9.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the newsman want Nancy to do as she answers the first question he asks her in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. What does Didion say she associates that word serenity with in "Getting Serenity"?

3. Why does Walter Davis feel his perspective on war has changed in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?

4. What style of writing does Didion compare Alicia's underground piece to in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

5. Didion uses and example from what underground paper at the end of her essay "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

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