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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?
(a) Alice thinks it is a good way to make money.
(b) Alice thinks it helps her husband receive better reviews of his work by critics.
(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 launch a modeling career.

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

3. Calvin states that he and his wife disagree about which of the following details from the night when they first meet?
(a) The hat and the punch bowl.
(b) The food and the beverages.
(c) The hat and the pipe smoke.
(d) The pipe smoke and the glow.

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

5. What is the name of the magazine that hosts the party where Calvin first meets Alice?
(a) Times Magazine.
(b) Life.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Monocle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first book that Calvin writes after he meets Alice?

2. Which phrase best characterizes the relationship that Alice has with her parents?

3. According to Calvin, what does Alice exclaim when encountering a deer in a forest?

4. Where does Alice's father first meet Alice's mother?

5. Who writes the condolence letter that makes Calvin laugh?

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