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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 what branch of the army was the second speaker in "Getting Serenity"?
(a) Navy.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Marines.
(d) Coast Guard.

2. Where in Las Vegas is the reunion Joan attends in "Fathers, Sons, Screaming Eagles"located?
(a) Stargazers Casino.
(b) El Cortez.
(c) Stardust Casino.
(d) Caesar's Palace.

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

4. In "Pretty Nancy," what does Joan say Nancy's father did for work?
(a) He was a schoolteacher.
(b) He was a politician.
(c) He was a neurosurgeon.
(d) He was a musician.

5. What does one of the speakers in "Getting Serenity" say used to happen to him each time he passed Gardena?
(a) He would buy drugs.
(b) He would go to a bar.
(c) He would break out in a cold sweat.
(d) He would vomit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What style of writing does Didion compare Alicia's underground piece to in "Alicia and the Underground Press"?

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

4. In "Long Distance Runner," where is Richardson filiming in 1989?

5. What does Nancy tell Joan is important to a man at the end of "Pretty Nancy"?

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