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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which woman serve as a personal and professional mentor to Alice?
(a) Maggie Smith.
(b) Annie Navasky.
(c) Mina Shaughnessy.
(d) Jane Maher.

2. In chapter six, Trillin states that studies show most marital disagreements are about:
(a) Extramarital affairs.
(b) Children.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

3. What dance surprises the waiters at Abigail's wedding reception?
(a) The Macarena.
(b) The horah.
(c) The chicken dance.
(d) The limbo.

4. What is Alice's cause of death?
(a) Cardiac arrest.
(b) A brain tumor.
(c) Drug overdose.
(d) Drowning.

5. One of the young surgical residents dioesthe following after Alice's bypass operation:
(a) He dozes in a chair next to her bed following the surgery.
(b) He asks for her autograph.
(c) He says that Alice is making him earn his pay.
(d) He smuggles cigarettes into her room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah do for a living?

2. Of the following, which does Calvin NOT list among those Alice frequently takes care of?

3. In chapter eight, Trillin reveals that, like Alice, he undergoes which surgery?

4. According to Calvin, what kinds of men are attracted to Alice?

5. What disease does Alice's mother suffer from?

(see the answer key)

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