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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Calvin and Alice have a summer home?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Long Island.
(c) California.
(d) Nova Scotia.

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?
(a) "That's the worst kind."
(b) "They treat that like the common cold."
(c) "That's bad."
(d) "That's a dragon you can't slay."

3. According to Calvin, Alice has especially strong views about which of the following subjects?
(a) Foreign oil.
(b) The environment.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Animal rights.

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

5. Calvin states that he never sees Alice read which type of magazine?
(a) Finance.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Literary.
(d) Medical.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Calvin, what leads to his success in courting Alice?

2. Calvin claims that the first time he sees Alice, he detects what quality about her heritage?

3. Where does Alice once work?

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

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

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