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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 what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?
(a) December 1963.
(b) December 1976.
(c) April 1965.
(d) August 1990.

2. How does Calvin portray his wife Alice in books and magazine articles written before she dies?
(a) The cancer victim.
(b) The voice of reason.
(c) The wicked witch.
(d) The goofball.

3. Calvin states that he never sees Alice read which type of magazine?
(a) Finance.
(b) Literary.
(c) Medical.
(d) Fashion.

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

5. According to Calvin, what photo of Alice appears on the cover of the program at her memorial service?
(a) A photo of Alice taken in Italy. It is taken when she is in her fifties.
(b) A photo of Alice gardening. It is taken when she is in her forties.
(c) A photo of Alice wearing a hat. It is taken when she is in her twenties.
(d) A photo of Alice teaching in a classroom. It is taken when she is in her thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Alice die?

2. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?

3. Calvin states that he and his wife disagree about which of the following details from the night when they first meet?

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

5. What is the headline in the magazine article in which Alice is featured as a model at the age of thirty-five?

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