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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's husband is the "definition of" (35)?
2. Though Didion agrees that writing in underground newspapers is often "amateurish and badly written," she disagrees with what sentiment?
3. How many people does Didion write in "A Trip to Xanadu" visited San Simeon annually?
4. What does Nancy say her husband never did even for the movies?
5. Why does Didion say that underground newspapers are not truly underground in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Joan's father react when she told him she did not get into Stanford in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
2. Where is Joan Didion in her essay "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" (38)?
3. How does Didion describe the tone of the tour guides in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
4. Describe the 22-year-old speaker in "Getting Serenity."
5. How does Didion describe the way the Hearsts spent money in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
6. What does Didion say about objectivity in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
7. Who is Skip Skivington and what does he tell Joan about his son in "Fathers, Sons, and Screaming Eagles"?
8. Describe the first female speaker in "Getting Serenity."
9. Describe Nancy Reagan's interaction with her son at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?
10. What part of the meeting in "Getting Serenity does Didion find most unsettling and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Didion's feminist commentary in "Everywoman.com." What aspects of the story come across as particularly feminist? How does this affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed analysis of Didion's feelings in "Last Words" regarding the posthumous publication of Hemingway's works and letters. Use direct examples from the story that show Didion's feelings.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Joan Didion’s Let Me Tell You What I Mean. Choose a 2 - 3 essays to use as an example of Didion's narrative voice. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice effectively conveys the themes in each story.
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