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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter two, how does Calvin characterize his behavior during his second meeting with Alice?
(a) A desperate comedy routine.
(b) A rough draft in need of edits.
(c) A boring college lecture.
(d) A winning job interview.

2. Which statement best describes Alice's upbringing?
(a) Alice is poor and lives in squalor in a basement apartment in New York City.
(b) Alice is a pampered and wealthy girl who is captain of her cheerleading team.
(c) Alice is spoiled. She grows up in a house with a backyard swimming pool and a basement bowling alley.
(d) Alice is not popular in school. She is the class brain and is virtually never asked out.

3. When does Calvin read the obituary of Dick Francis' wife?
(a) A year before Alice dies.
(b) A year after Alice dies.
(c) The year before Alice's bypass surgery.
(d) The year Alice is diagnosed with lung cancer.

4. Of the following, which does Calvin NOT list among those Alice frequently takes care of?
(a) Alice's parents.
(b) Alice's children.
(c) Cancer patients.
(d) Stray animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Calvin claims that the first time he sees Alice, he detects what quality about her heritage?

2. Where does Calvin keep one of the photos of Alice from the article in chapter three?

3. How does Calvin portray his wife Alice in books and magazine articles written before she dies?

4. According to Calvin, what is Alice wearing when he sees her for the first time?

5. In Calvin's second poem in chapter three, he likens Alice to which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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