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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 is the name of the club where Alice sometimes has lunch with her friend Wally Popolizio?
(a) The New York Bridge Club.
(b) Italian-American Club.
(c) Tiro e Segno.
(d) The New York Health and Fitness Club.

2. What is the headline in the magazine article in which Alice is featured as a model at the age of thirty-five?
(a) The beauty and the brain.
(b) About Alice.
(c) The picture of health.
(d) College instructor, mother and wife.

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

4. In chapter six, Trillin states that Alice has a strong desire to ...
(a) Own a dog.
(b) Own a house.
(c) Own a fur coat.
(d) Own a white hat.

5. According to Calvin, what does Alice exclaim when encountering a deer in a forest?
(a) "Beauty!"
(b) "Where is my camera?"
(c) "Rodent!"
(d) "Wowsers!"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Calvin and Alice purchase their first home?

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

4. Who writes the condolence letter that makes Calvin laugh?

5. What is the name of Alice's friend and colleague who has ovarian cancer?

(see the answer key)

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