1. Where does Alice spend her childhood?
(a) Alice grows up in Greenhaven and Harrison, New York.
(b) Alice grows up in Greenwich and Nova Scotia.
(c) Alice grows up in New York City and New Jersey.
(d) Alice grows up in North Carolina and Long Island.

2. What is the name of the City College program in which Alice teaches under-prepared students?
(a) SEEK.
(b) STAT.
(c) CITY.
(d) CUNY.

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

4. Which statement most closely resembles Alice's views, according to Trillin?
(a) If your child is in a school play, sit in the back row so you don't distract or embarrass your child.
(b) If your child is in a school play and you go to every performance, your child never learns to be independent.
(c) If your child is in a school play, critique them after each performance to help them improve.
(d) If your child is in a school play and you don't go to every performance, the county comes and takes the child.

5. The little girl at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp suffers from the following:
(a) Two genetic diseases, one which makes her blind and one which prevents her from smiling.
(b) Two genetic diseases, one which keeps her from growing and one which keeps her from digesting any food.
(c) Two genetic diseases, one which makes her deaf and one which makes her blind.
(d) Two genetic diseases, one which keeps her from breathing and one which makes her blind.