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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word does Calvin use to describe the hotel room about which he argues with his wife while on a business trip?
(a) Spacious.
(b) Luxurious.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Spartan.

3. At the end of chapter two, Calvin states that he is reviewing the galleys of a book. What is the book's subject?
(a) Eating in New York restaurants.
(b) Riding a bus in New York.
(c) Parking in New York.
(d) Bicycling in New York.

4. Finish this sentence: Calvin states that if he works in a corporate job ...
(a) Alice competes with him for a job.
(b) Alice helps him prepare for sales presentations.
(c) Alice helps him move up the corporate ladder.
(d) Alice prevents him from climbing the corporate ladder.

5. In what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?
(a) April 1965.
(b) December 1963.
(c) December 1976.
(d) August 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Calvin, when is Alice at her "bossiest"?

2. Which of the following best describes "Of Dragons and Garden Peas"?

3. What is the headline for Alice's obituary in the Times?

4. Calvin states that he never sees Alice read which type of magazine?

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

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