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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which woman serve as a personal and professional mentor to Alice?
(a) Mina Shaughnessy.
(b) Jane Maher.
(c) Maggie Smith.
(d) Annie Navasky.

2. In chapter five, Alice is quoted as saying the following about her mother:
(a) " ... an intellectual in a time when women are only expected to be pretty."
(b) " ... a role model to me and to women everywhere."
(c) " ... the most loving and devoted mother in the world."
(d) " ... the least cool person I have ever known."

3. How does Calvin describe the impact of Alice's beauty on her life?
(a) Alice's beauty opens doors in her career.
(b) Alice's beauty makes her vain.
(c) Alice's beauty involves complications.
(d) Alice's beauty has no disadvantages.

4. Of the following, which one is an accurate statement of Calvin's views?
(a) Alice is better at reading than writing.
(b) Alice is not as educated as her husband.
(c) Alice is unable to provide constructive criticism.
(d) Alice is better educated than her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Alice writes based on a letter she writes?

2. What assumption does Alice make before she marries Calvin?

3. Finish this sentence: Calvin states that if he works in a corporate job ...

4. Trillin states that while on a trip to a foreign country, the main subject for discussion by American tourists is ...

5. According to Calvin, what leads to his success in courting Alice?

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