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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theme of the poem at the introduction of chapter three?
(a) Alice's intellectualism.
(b) Alice's 61st birthday.
(c) Alice's views on taxation.
(d) Alice's 50th birthday.

2. In what publication is Alice's op-ed article on the subject of a smoking ban in New York City published?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The Nation.
(c) The Daily News.
(d) The Times.

3. Trillin states that he tells people he tries to instill the following values in his daughters:
(a) Frugality and conformity.
(b) Holiness and hygiene.
(c) Selfishness and rapaciousness.
(d) Modesty and selflessness.

4. In chapter one, Calvin includes an excerpt from a letter that Alice writes to a woman who is victimized. What Shakespeare play does she reference in her letter?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

5. How old are Alice's daughters when she has her first surgery following her cancer diagnosis?
(a) Four and seven.
(b) Fourteen and eighteen.
(c) Twelve and nine.
(d) Thirty-five and thirty-eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which hospital does Alice die?

2. What type of cancer does Alice have?

3. In chapter five, which person is mentioned as having volunteered at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?

4. What does Mina do to cheer herself up, and to lift the spirits of those around her?

5. Where does Alice attend college?

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