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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. What wife of Hemingway's is mentioned at the start of "Last Words"?
2. Where is Didion working at the start of "Some Women"?
3. What year did Tony Richardson die according to Didion in "Long Distance Runner"?
4. At the start of "Why I Write," Didion says that "writing is the act of saying" (42) what?
5. In "Telling Stories," what novel does Didion say developed from her notes that began about a man and woman in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Joan say she learned to do when writing "When Did Music Come This Way," and what did that story allow her to do after it was complete?
2. What does Didion say about Yoko Ono in "Some Women"?
3. What does Didion say about the Milton class she had to take in order to graduate from Berkeley?
4. What does Didion say about the first paragraph of Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms in "Last Words"?
5. In "Telling Stories," what grade does Joan say she received in 106A, and why does she think she got that grade?
6. Who is Tony Richardson and how is he described in the two pictures Joan discusses at the start of "Long Distance Runner"?
7. How does Didion describe the public image and perception of Hemingway in "Last Words"?
8. In "Some Women," what does Didion say about what artists do and do not like to talk about with regard to their art?
9. Describe the scene from "Long Distance Runner" when Didion and her husband arrive at St. Tropez to pick up their daughter.
10. What examples from writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Didion's own work does she cite as examples of artist superstitions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the difference between a personal essay and a work of fiction. How might the reader be impacted differently for each genre? Why might a writer choose one over the other? Use examples from Let Me Tell You What I Mean to support your essay.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrator reliability in Let Me Tell You What I Mean. Consider the reliability of the one's memory and possible biases one may bring to a piece. Use examples from Let Me Tell You What I Mean in your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
Choosing 3 essays from Let Me Tell You What I Mean, write a detailed analysis of tone. Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
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