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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 SEEK program acronym stand for?
(a) Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge.
(b) Strides for Education, Equality, and Knowledge.
(c) Simplify Education, Equality and Knowledge.
(d) Save Each and Every Kid.

2. How does Calvin characterize his father-in-law?
(a) Alice's father is cold and tightfisted with his money.
(b) Alice's father is a sweet, optimistic man.
(c) Alice's father is pessimistic and irresponsible.
(d) Alice's father is realistic, responsible man.

3. Where does Alice attend college?
(a) New York University.
(b) City University of New York.
(c) Hofstra University.
(d) Wellesley College.

4. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?
(a) Alice takes out bank loans to invest in her father's vending machine invention.
(b) Alice takes out bank loans to pay for her cancer treatment.
(c) Alice takes out bank loans to finance her work with disadvantaged students.
(d) Alice takes out bank loans to tide her father over when he is low on money.

5. According to Calvin, what photo of Alice appears on the cover of the program at her memorial service?
(a) A photo of Alice gardening. It is taken when she is in her forties.
(b) A photo of Alice taken in Italy. It is taken when she is in her fifties.
(c) A photo of Alice teaching in a classroom. It is taken when she is in her thirties.
(d) A photo of Alice wearing a hat. It is taken when she is in her twenties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?

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

3. How old are Alice's daughters when she has her first surgery following her cancer diagnosis?

4. In chapter five, Alice is quoted as saying the following about her mother:

5. How does Calvin portray his wife Alice in books and magazine articles written before she dies?

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