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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Alice Tax?
(a) A fine assessed to her children when they behave badly.
(b) A fee that Alice charges her husband for reading his rough drafts.
(c) An idea to place a limit on how much money people keep for themselves.
(d) An idea for raising funds through college alumni associations.

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

3. In chapter three, who writes the article that accompanies the fashion spread in which Alice is featured?
(a) Alice Trillin.
(b) Mina Shaughnessy.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Nora Ephron.

4. What is the headline in the magazine article in which Alice is featured as a model at the age of thirty-five?
(a) College instructor, mother and wife.
(b) The beauty and the brain.
(c) The picture of health.
(d) About Alice.

5. What is the name of the City College program in which Alice teaches under-prepared students?
(a) CUNY.
(b) CITY.
(c) SEEK.
(d) STAT.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Abigail and Sarah graduates college, they live for a period of time in which state?

2. Trillin states that his goddaughter marries into a family with some involvement in what kind of industry?

3. What is one of the projects completed by a company that Alice founded?

4. Alice reads this note from a Hole in the Wall Gang camper's parents:

5. In chapter six, Trillin states that Alice has a strong desire to ...

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