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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which woman serve as a personal and professional mentor to Alice?
(a) Mina Shaughnessy.
(b) Jane Maher.
(c) Annie Navasky.
(d) Maggie Smith.

2. Which phrase best characterizes the relationship that Alice has with her parents?
(a) Alice's parents solve all of her problems for her.
(b) Alice admires her parents and models her own parenting style on theirs.
(c) Alice acts as caretaker to her parents.
(d) Alice is spoiled. She is the center of her parent's lives.

3. What disease does Alice's mother suffer from?
(a) Ovarian cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Alzheimer's.
(d) Emphysema.

4. 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.

5. What is the Alice Tax?
(a) A fee that Alice charges her husband for reading his rough drafts.
(b) An idea for raising funds through college alumni associations.
(c) A fine assessed to her children when they behave badly.
(d) An idea to place a limit on how much money people keep for themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alice tells her husband that he peaks in which year?

2. In chapter four, an encounter is described taking place in an elevator between Alice and a young boy with cancer. What does he say about her type of cancer?

3. How does Calvin describe the impact of Alice's beauty on her life?

4. In what publication is Alice's op-ed article on the subject of a smoking ban in New York City published?

5. In chapter three, Calvin includes a quote from a friend of Alice who speaks at her memorial service. Who is this person?

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