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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "A Trip to Xanadu," what is the name of the pool at San Simeon?
(a) Saturn.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Venus.
2. 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) B-.
(b) C+.
(c) B+.
(d) A.
3. How many people does Didion write in "A Trip to Xanadu" visited San Simeon annually?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 4 million.
(d) 185,000.
4. Rather than being adversaries, Didion says that writers for mainstream newspapers are now what?
(a) Confidants.
(b) Bribed.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Blacklisted.
5. From where could people see the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Highway 61.
(b) Highway 1.
(c) Highway 80.
(d) Highway 15.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Nancy tell Joan she does not believe in being at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
2. What is one of the words Didion uses to describe the way the Hearsts spend their money in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
3. Where does Didion say she used to eavesdrop on people's conversations thinking "it was a good way to learn about life" (23) in "Getting Serenity"?
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. In what branch of the army was the second speaker in "Getting Serenity"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Didion say that the so-called underground papers she discusses in "Alicia" are not really underground?
2. What is Joan doing at Nancy Reagan's home in "Pretty Nancy" and who else is there and why?
3. What do the tour guides in "A Trip to Xandadu" say about Hearsts sons?
4. In what way does the newsman in "Pretty Nancy" try to manipulate the moment to achieve his desired outcome?
5. Describe Nancy Reagan's interaction with her son at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
6. How does Didion describe the tone of the tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
7. Describe the first female speaker in "Getting Serenity."
8. What does Didion say about objectivity in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
9. Who is Skip Skivington and what does he tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, and Screaming Eagles"?
10. Describe the 22-year-old speaker in "Getting Serenity."
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