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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Calvin not want to pay the contractor more money than he originally quotes for their home project?
(a) The estimated should be correct before starting the project.
(b) He does a bad job on the project.
(c) He breaks the banister.
(d) He steals Alice's fur coat.

2. At the end of chapter three, Calvin tells a story about Alice in which she makes an annual trip to which of the following locations?
(a) A summer home in Nova Scotia.
(b) A brownstone in Greenwich Village.
(c) A plant nursery in New Jersey.
(d) Her best friend's grave.

3. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?
(a) Alice thinks it helps her parents receive better treatment by the nurses at the nursing home where they live.
(b) Alice thinks it is a good way to make money.
(c) Alice thinks it helps her husband receive better reviews of his work by critics.
(d) Alice thinks it helps her launch a modeling career.

4. According to Calvin, he never stops trying to do what?
(a) Come out of his shell.
(b) Impress Alice.
(c) Gain Alice's trust.
(d) Remember what Alice is wearing the night he meets her.

5. In Calvin's second poem in chapter three, he likens Alice to which of the following?
(a) A lass from Generation X.
(b) A World War II nurse.
(c) A dietitian in sensible shoes.
(d) A fast driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Calvin use to describe the hotel room about which he argues with his wife while on a business trip?

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

3. At the end of chapter two, Calvin states that he is reviewing the galleys of a book. What is the book's subject?

4. According to Calvin, what does Alice exclaim when encountering a deer in a forest?

5. What does Alice's father do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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