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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Some Women," "The Long Distance Runner," "Last Words" Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she completed for English 106A?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. Which friend of Hemingway and his wife does Didion mention at the start of "Last Words"?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Pam.
(d) Polly.

3. In "Why I Write," Didion says that the image that played into her story the most in Book of Common Prayer came from when she was at an airport in which country?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Panama.
(d) Colombia.

4. 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) A.
(d) B+.

5. At the start of "Why I Write," Didion says that "writing is the act of saying" (42) what?
(a) They.
(b) I.
(c) We.
(d) You.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the female character in A Book of Common Prayer which Didion discusses in "Why I Write" ?

2. What does Nancy say her husband never did even for the movies?

3. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's husband is the "definition of" (35)?

4. What year was Walter Davis from "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" stationed in Holland?

5. What does Didion say she tried very hard to do while a student at Berkeley in "Why I Write"?

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