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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 "Pretty Nancy," where does Joan say Nancy went to college?
(a) Smith.
(b) Wellesley.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Yale.

2. What does Didion say she tried very hard to do while a student at Berkeley in "Why I Write"?
(a) Think clearly.
(b) Think like her professors.
(c) Think more realistically.
(d) Think in abstracts.

3. Why does Didion say that underground newspapers are not truly underground in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?
(a) Because the identity of the writers is known.
(b) Because their offices are in tall buildings.
(c) Because the writers are professional journalists.
(d) Because they have a wide readership.

4. In "Some Women," Didion says that Mapplethorpe's photograph always exhibit a tension between what?
(a) Light and dark.
(b) Good and bad.
(c) Masculine and feminine.
(d) Right and wrong.

5. What does Skip keep in his pocket in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"?
(a) A picture of himself during the war.
(b) A photo of his father from when he fought in World War I.
(c) A medal from when he was in the war.
(d) A newsclipping about his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nancy tell Joan she does not believe in being at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?

2. In "Long Distance Runner," what word does Didion say Richardson often used when describing work?

3. How old is the man who speaks second in "Getting Serenity" who states that the city has "destroyed" (23) him?

4. In "Telling Stories," how many stories does Didion say she had to write in her English 106A class

5. Which friend of Hemingway and his wife does Didion mention at the start of "Last Words"?

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