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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 one, what object does Alice wave in the air following Calvin's speech?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A book.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A pen.

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

3. What is the name of Calvin's youngest daughter?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Isabelle Alice.

4. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?
(a) Alice thinks it helps her husband receive better reviews of his work by critics.
(b) Alice thinks it helps her launch a modeling career.
(c) Alice thinks it is a good way to make money.
(d) Alice thinks it helps her parents receive better treatment by the nurses at the nursing home where they live.

5. According to Calvin, what is Alice wearing when he sees her for the first time?
(a) A red hat.
(b) A white hat.
(c) A yellow hat.
(d) A black hat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Calvin, which of the following best describes Alice at age fifty?

3. In the days when he is renovating his home, Trillin has this quote above his typewriter.

4. Calvin claims that the first time he sees Alice, he detects what quality about her heritage?

5. According to Calvin, why does he show Alice everything he writes in rough draft?

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