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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Calvin, what leads to his success in courting Alice?
(a) His dumb luck and good looks.
(b) His dumb luck and one or two deliberate moves.
(c) His pipe smoking and fame as a writer.
(d) His reluctance to speak.

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

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

4. In Calvin's second poem in chapter three, he likens Alice to which of the following?
(a) A lass from Generation X.
(b) A fast driver.
(c) A dietitian in sensible shoes.
(d) A World War II nurse.

5. Where does Alice spend her childhood?
(a) Alice grows up in New York City and New Jersey.
(b) Alice grows up in North Carolina and Long Island.
(c) Alice grows up in Greenhaven and Harrison, New York.
(d) Alice grows up in Greenwich and Nova Scotia.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?

2. In chapter two, what fact about Dick Francis and his wife does Calvin share with the reader?

3. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?

4. What is Alice's maiden name?

5. What is Alice's mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?

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