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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 three, Calvin includes an excerpt from an article that Alice writes about her parents. Which of the following statements summarizes the point makes in the excerpt?
(a) Alice's mother does not accept the help of others.
(b) Alice takes care of her mother.
(c) Alice looks to her mother for advice on how to be a better parent.
(d) Alice leans on her mother.

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

3. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?
(a) Alice takes out bank loans to invest in her father's vending machine invention.
(b) Alice takes out bank loans to tide her father over when he is low on money.
(c) Alice takes out bank loans to pay for her cancer treatment.
(d) Alice takes out bank loans to finance her work with disadvantaged students.

4. Alice tells her husband that he peaks in which year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1963.

5. What is the headline for Alice's obituary in the Times?
(a) Educator, Author and Muse.
(b) College Instructor, Mother and Wife.
(c) Educator, Wife and Mother.
(d) Social Activist, Author and Muse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which statement best describes Alice's upbringing?

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

4. In chapter two, what fact about Dick Francis and his wife does Calvin share with the reader?

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

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