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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Alice tells her husband that he peaks in which year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1999.
2. What is the name of Calvin's youngest daughter?
(a) Isabelle Alice.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Sarah.
3. In chapter one, what object does Alice wave in the air following Calvin's speech?
(a) A pen.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A book.
4. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?
(a) Alice takes out bank loans to finance her work with disadvantaged students.
(b) Alice takes out bank loans to pay for her cancer treatment.
(c) Alice takes out bank loans to tide her father over when he is low on money.
(d) Alice takes out bank loans to invest in her father's vending machine invention.
5. In chapter three, Calvin includes an excerpt from an article that Alice writes about her parents. Which of the following statements summarizes the point makes in the excerpt?
(a) Alice's mother does not accept the help of others.
(b) Alice leans on her mother.
(c) Alice looks to her mother for advice on how to be a better parent.
(d) Alice takes care of her mother.
Short Answer Questions
1. What disease does Alice's mother suffer from?
2. At the end of chapter three, Calvin tells a story about Alice in which she makes an annual trip to which of the following locations?
3. In chapter three, Calvin includes a quote from a friend of Alice who speaks at her memorial service. Who is this person?
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?
5. Calvin states that he and his wife disagree about which of the following details from the night when they first meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter one, Calvin Trillin states that the stories he writes about his family can be compared what kinds of television shows?
2. In chapter one, the reader learns that there is one condolence letter that makes Calvin Trillin laugh. Why?
3. What are some of the adversities Alice faces throughout her life?
4. What does Alice keep in her Important Things envelope? Why are the things inside it so important to her?
5. Describe Calvin Trillin's father-in-law.
6. Calvin Trillin states that from the day he meets Alice, he never stops trying to impress her. Why?
7. Does Alice believe she is accurately portrayed in Trillin's books and articles? Briefly describe why or why not.
8. In chapter two, Calvin Trillin draws a parallel in the relationship between the novelist Dick Francis and his late wife Mary and Trillin's own marriage to Alice. Explain.
9. Chapter three contains two humorous poems about Alice. What theme do they share?
10. In chapter one, Trillin reveals that although his readers become familiar with Alice as a sensible, somewhat serious character in his books and articles, they never really know her. Why?
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