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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 mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?
(a) Alice's mother is a model.
(b) Alice's mother is a secretary.
(c) Alice's mother is a novelist.
(d) Alice's mother is a teacher.

2. What is the theme of the poem at the introduction of chapter three?
(a) Alice's 61st birthday.
(b) Alice's views on taxation.
(c) Alice's 50th birthday.
(d) Alice's intellectualism.

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

4. In chapter two, how much time passes between Calvin's first and second meeting with Alice?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

5. What is the name of the Calvin's eldest daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the magazine that hosts the party where Calvin first meets Alice?

2. How old is Alice when she is asked to be photographed by Doug Kirkland and model spring fashions in a magazine?

3. At the end of chapter two, Calvin states that he is reviewing the galleys of a book. What is the book's subject?

4. Which statement best describes Alice's upbringing?

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

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