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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 advice does Calvin receive in the 1960s from an older writer at work?
(a) That it is a good idea for Calvin to have his wife look at his first drafts.
(b) That Calvin reads his own rough drafts.
(c) That Calvin shows his wife final drafts.
(d) That it is unwise of Calvin to show his wife his rough drafts.

2. What does Mina do to cheer herself up, and to lift the spirits of those around her?
(a) She plants flowers.
(b) She dresses nicely.
(c) She plays the piano.
(d) She plays inspirational songs.

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

4. Where does Calvin and Alice have a summer home?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) California.
(d) Long Island.

5. What does Alice's father do for a living?
(a) Alice's father is a self-taught inventor.
(b) Alice's father is a vending machine repairman.
(c) Alice's father is a researcher.
(d) Alice's father is a coal miner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter three, who writes the article that accompanies the fashion spread in which Alice is featured?

2. Where does Alice spend her childhood?

3. According to Calvin, he never stops trying to do what?

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

5. 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?

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