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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Calvin states that he never sees Alice read which type of magazine?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Finance.
(c) Medical.
(d) Literary.

2. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?
(a) Alice thinks it helps her parents receive better treatment by the nurses at the nursing home where they live.
(b) Alice thinks it is a good way to make money.
(c) Alice thinks it helps her husband receive better reviews of his work by critics.
(d) Alice thinks it helps her launch a modeling career.

3. 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.

4. What is the first book that Calvin writes after he meets Alice?
(a) A romance novel.
(b) A biography.
(c) A mystery novel.
(d) A collection of comic short stories.

5. 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) Hamlet.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Macbeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Calvin characterize his father-in-law?

2. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?

3. What reasons does Calvin give for stating that "Alice doesn't look like who she is"?

4. How does Calvin describe the impact of Alice's beauty on her life?

5. Who writes the condolence letter that makes Calvin laugh?

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