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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Why I Write," "Telling Stories" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Didion and the TV crew there to observe Nancy doing in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) Cooking for a dinner party.
(b) Helping her son with his homework.
(c) Whatever she would do on an average Tuesday morning.
(d) Writing her memoir.

2. What does one meeting attendee tell Joan happens to kids upon the first time entering a gambling club?
(a) Most do not become addicted.
(b) He is hooked for life.
(c) He loses his money right away.
(d) They are so shocked they leave.

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

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

5. Where does Skip tell Joan he was stationed while in the 101st Airborne in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) Hamburger Hill.
(b) VIetnam.
(c) Bastogne.
(d) Normandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nancy's daughter Patti in "Pretty Nancy"?

2. In "Telling Stories," what does Didion say she learned to do in writing "When Did Music Come This Way"?

3. What is the name of the castle Didion discusses at the start of "A Trip to Xanadu"?

4. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she completed for English 106A?

5. Where in Las Vegas is the reunion Joan attends in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"located?

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