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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Calvin Trillin is a writer for which publication?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The Nation.
(c) Monocle.
(d) The New York Times.

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

3. In chapter eight, Trillin reveals that, like Alice, he undergoes which surgery?
(a) A bypass operation.
(b) An organ transplant.
(c) A facelift.
(d) A foot amputation.

4. What is Abigail's relationship to Calvin Trillin?
(a) Abigail is Calvin's editor.
(b) Abigail is Calvin's mother-in-law.
(c) Abigail is Calvin's mother.
(d) Abigail is Calvin's daughter.

5. In an e-mail, what does Alice say she is watching on TV the day after her daughter Abigail's wedding?
(a) A video of her daughter's wedding.
(b) The Sopranos.
(c) The Honeymooners.
(d) A PBS series on education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first book that Calvin writes after he meets Alice?

2. Which one of the following statements is true?

3. Which phrase best characterizes the relationship that Alice has with her parents?

4. In chapter five, Trillin states that he once gives a speech at the annual dinner for which organization?

5. What word does Calvin use to describe the hotel room about which he argues with his wife while on a business trip?

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