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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which phrase best describes Alice's religious views?
(a) Alice is somewhere between uninterested and hostile when it comes to religion.
(b) Alice is a devout Jew who raises her children with traditional religious values.
(c) Alice is outspoken about her views on the importance of attending church as a family.
(d) Alice converts to Catholicism as an adult.

2. What does Calvin's father do for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a banker.
(c) He is a broker.
(d) He is a grocer.

3. In chapter one, what object does Alice wave in the air following Calvin's speech?
(a) A pen.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A book.

4. What dance surprises the waiters at Abigail's wedding reception?
(a) The limbo.
(b) The chicken dance.
(c) The Macarena.
(d) The horah.

5. 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 Times.
(c) The Daily News.
(d) The Nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the City College program in which Alice teaches under-prepared students?

2. 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?

3. What is the first thing that strikes Calvin about Alice when he sees her for the first time?

4. Who says, "we both want desperate love, approval, and admiration from each other"?

5. In chapter five, Alice is quoted as saying the following about her mother:

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