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

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

3. Where does Alice's father grow up?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Rural North Carolina.
(c) New York's Westchester County.
(d) New York City.

4. What reasons does Calvin give for stating that "Alice doesn't look like who she is"?
(a) Alice is not pampered or snooty, despite the fact that she grows up in an affluent town and attends a prestigious college.
(b) Alice is seriously pampered and snooty in high school.
(c) Alice looks like a dietitian, but in actuality she is a talented writer.
(d) Alice is known as the class beauty and most popular cheerleader in high school.

5. At the end of chapter three, Calvin tells a story about Alice in which she makes an annual trip to which of the following locations?
(a) A summer home in Nova Scotia.
(b) Her best friend's grave.
(c) A brownstone in Greenwich Village.
(d) A plant nursery in New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the headline for Alice's obituary in the Times?

2. What is Alice's mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?

3. In what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?

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

5. What is the name of Calvin's youngest daughter?

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