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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. Who is the author of Let Me Tell You What I Mean?
(a) Alicia Didion.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Joan Didion.
(d) Martha Stewart.

2. 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.

3. In "Alicia and the Underground Press," what does Didion feel a reader can be sure of when the writer allows their bias to exist?
(a) You can be sure the writer will be dishonest.
(b) You can be sure the writer will tell you what s/he truly thinks.
(c) You can be sure the writer's goal is to change your mind.
(d) You can be sure the writer is unprofessional.

4. Which of Joan's relatives does she show her college rejection letter to in "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice"?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her sister.

5. In "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice," Joan dates a man who aspires to be what?
(a) A pro-wrestler.
(b) An artist.
(c) A pro-golfer.
(d) A politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didion say she associates that word serenity with in "Getting Serenity"?

2. In "Some Women," what word is Mapplethorpe said to dislike regarding his art?

3. What year does "On Being Unchosen by the College of One's Choice" first mention?

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

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

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