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 word does Joan use to describe the way things were back when she received her rejection letter compared to when she wrote 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"?
(a) Old-Fashioned.
(b) Benign.
(c) Silly.
(d) Intense.

2. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," what does Joan say her father did when she told him of her rejection letter?
(a) He told her she should call the school and complain.
(b) He told her she will never amount to anything now.
(c) He told her he knew she would not get in.
(d) He shrugged his shoulders and offered her a drink.

3. According to Didion in "A Trip to Xanadu," in what year did San Simeon become a state monument?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1979.
(d) 2020.

4. Among what other items does Joan's rejection letter sit in a drawer at her mother's house in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Bridesmaid photographs and dried butterfly orchids.
(b) Junk mail and old keys.
(c) Dead batteries and outdated electrical cords.
(d) Joan's journals and publications.

5. What is the name of the castle Didion discusses at the start of "A Trip to Xanadu"?
(a) Saint Simone.
(b) Castillo del Sol.
(c) San Simeon.
(d) The Sacramento.