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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," "Pretty Nancy," "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of talk does Didion find unsettling during the meeting in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Talk of death and dying.
(b) Talk of miracles and Higher Powers.
(c) Obsession with dates and numbers.
(d) Talk of lying and stealing.

2. Who built the castle Didion discusses in "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Henry Ford.
(c) William Randolph Hearst.
(d) Orson Welles.

3. How old is Nancy's son in "Pretty Nancy"?
(a) 23.
(b) 10.
(c) 17.
(d) 5.

4. Rather than being adversaries, Didion says that writers for mainstream newspapers are now what?
(a) Bribed.
(b) Confidants.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Blacklisted.

5. Who does Didion say mainstream writers dine with at the end of "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Henry Ford.
(b) President Kennedy.
(c) Howard Hughes.
(d) Harrison Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Didion uses and example from what underground paper at the end of her essay "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

2. What term does Joan point out that her relatives uses when discussing where she sent her college applications?

3. One meeting attendee in "Getting Serenity" says his idea is getting what?

4. What type of meeting does Didion cover in "Getting Serenity"?

5. In what grade does Joan's friend get on the essay she wrote for him in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," how many applications does Joan say the private kindergarten her friend was trying to get her child into received?

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