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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes, "I am known among my friends and family as an incorrigible, even ridiculous optimist"?
(a) Alice.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Calvin.

2. In chapter six, what does a carpenter named Frank tell Alice during her home renovation project?
(a) It's going to be worth the trouble. Your children grow up here.
(b) I underestimate the amount of money this project costs you.
(c) I broke the banister.
(d) Sooner or later, we're all going to leave, and this is going to be your place.

3. Trillin characterizes the relationship between Alice and his daughter Sarah as:
(a) Complicated.
(b) Nonexistent.
(c) Nothing but harmonious.
(d) A hornet's nest.

4. How old is Alice when she is asked to be photographed by Doug Kirkland and model spring fashions in a magazine?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Nineteen.

5. What is Alice's phrase for living in surroundings that are less than nice?
(a) Living in a tree house.
(b) Living like a graduate student.
(c) A living nightmare.
(d) Living in squalor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Calvin endorse Alice's policy about school plays?

2. At the end of chapter three, Calvin describes an event in Alice's life that takes her by surprise. What happens?

3. What reason does Bruno Navasky give for waiting so long reply to Alice's letter?

4. What is Alice's cause of death?

5. In chapter six, Trillin states that studies show most marital disagreements are about:

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