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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings does Alice have?
(a) None, Alice is an only child.
(b) Alice has two sisters.
(c) Alice has a twin sister.
(d) Alice has a brother and a sister.

2. What is the relationship between Alice and Mina Shaughnessy?
(a) They are colleagues but not friends.
(b) They are sisters.
(c) They are friends.
(d) Alice is Mina Shaughnessy's mother.

3. What is Alice's Law of Compensatory Cash Flow?
(a) A tax theory.
(b) Any money not spent on a luxury you can't afford is the equivalent of windfall income.
(c) Things like perfume, clothing, and jewelry should be purchased with money from her own paychecks.
(d) After a certain level of income, the government should take everything.

4. Of the following, which one best describes Calvin and Alice's first home?
(a) An estate.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A brownstone.
(d) A cottage.

5. Calvin claims that the first time he sees Alice, he detects what quality about her heritage?
(a) Alice is Jewish.
(b) Alice is European.
(c) Alice is Swedish.
(d) Alice is Irish.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Calvin, his wife enjoys spending money on which one of the following?

2. In chapter seven, Trillin states that Abigail works for:

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

4. What is the name of the book that Alice writes based on a letter she writes?

5. What is a Trillin family motto?

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