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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mina do to cheer herself up, and to lift the spirits of those around her?
(a) She plants flowers.
(b) She plays the piano.
(c) She dresses nicely.
(d) She plays inspirational songs.

2. Which of the following best describes "Of Dragons and Garden Peas"?
(a) A New Yorker piece written by Calvin Trillin.
(b) A children's book that Alice reads to her daughters.
(c) A New England Journal of Medicine piece written by Alice.
(d) A film that Alice produces for PBS.

3. 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 novelist.
(c) Alice's mother is a teacher.
(d) Alice's mother is a secretary.

4. What assumption does Alice make before she marries Calvin?
(a) She is the breadwinner in her marriage to Calvin.
(b) She is relatively well-off after she marries Calvin.
(c) She is very wealthy after she marries Calvin.
(d) She has to make due with modest possessions after she marries Calvin.

5. At the end of chapter three, Calvin describes an event in Alice's life that takes her by surprise. What happens?
(a) Alice is stopped for speeding by a police officer and does not receive a ticket.
(b) Alice is not asked for her identification at a bar.
(c) Alice is stopped for speeding by a police officer, and receives a ticket.
(d) Alice does not remember how to get home from the plant nursery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter five, Trillin states that he once gives a speech at the annual dinner for which organization?

2. In chapter five, an article on what subject in the Times enraged Alice?

3. According to Calvin, what is the definition of an intellectual?

4. In what year does Alice die?

5. In chapter two, how much time passes between Calvin's first and second meeting with Alice?

(see the answer key)

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