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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Alice die?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1976.

2. Why does Alice write a letter to Bruno Navasky?
(a) To complain about the service she receives while shopping at his store.
(b) To give him advice on dealing with cancer.
(c) To tell him that she is a fan of his and watches all of his plays.
(d) Regarding her opinion on federal funding for medical research.

3. Who says, "we both want desperate love, approval, and admiration from each other"?
(a) Alice.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Abigail.

4. Who says, "Life doesn't get much better than this"?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Alice.

5. What does a neighbor say to Calvin a few weeks after Alice's surgery in 1976?
(a) Alice should quit smoking.
(b) Meditation and yoga can cure most cancers.
(c) God bless Alice.
(d) She's going to need to change her lifestyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does Alice NOT make in the e-mail that she writes the day after Abigail's wedding?

2. In chapter seven, Calvin states that Alice consideres moving to which state to be closer to her daughters?

3. Chapter eight begins with an excerpt from which book?

4. Which woman serve as a personal and professional mentor to Alice?

5. According to Calvin, which of the following best describes Alice at age fifty?

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