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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What point is Alice trying to make when she says that someone "doesn't have a very nice life"?
(a) People who "don't have a very nice life" are financially well off, but physically ill people who "don't have a very nice life" ware not as attractive as she.
(b) People who "don't have a very nice life" are obscenely rich.
(c) People who "don't have a very nice life" are obscenely rich.
(d) People who "don't have a very nice life" are not as lucky as Alice and Calvin.

2. According to Calvin, his wife enjoys spending money on which one of the following?
(a) Expensive jewelry.
(b) Beautiful clothes.
(c) Fancy cars.
(d) Perfume.

3. At the end of chapter two, Calvin states that he is reviewing the galleys of a book. What is the book's subject?
(a) Bicycling in New York.
(b) Riding a bus in New York.
(c) Eating in New York restaurants.
(d) Parking in New York.

4. In chapter seven, Trillin recalls the following line from a radio sitcom he uses to listen to as a boy.
(a) "There is nothing funny about a dietitian in sensible shoes."
(b) "Wowsers!"
(c) "Having a family intellectual available comes in handy when you need to translate words like 'holistic' or 'heuristics.'"
(d) "'Tain't funny, McGee."

5. What is one of the projects completed by a company that Alice founded?
(a) A cigarette advertising campaign targeting teens.
(b) A PBS series that describes various aspects of the visual and performing arts to children.
(c) A film about Calvin Trillin's career.
(d) A textbook for medical students.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1976, one thing that troubles Trillin about the prospect of losing his wife is:

2. Who says, "we both want desperate love, approval, and admiration from each other"?

3. In chapter five, an article on what subject in the Times enraged Alice?

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

5. 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?

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