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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of Alice's doctors says the following:
(a) "Getting sick ... is like having a flower pot dropped on your head while you are walking down the street."
(b) "Vitamin C and apricots can work wonders."
(c) "You need to quit smoking for good."
(d) "Imagine that you are a knight slaying a dragon."

2. What is Alice's mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?
(a) Alice's mother is a model.
(b) Alice's mother is a secretary.
(c) Alice's mother is a teacher.
(d) Alice's mother is a novelist.

3. 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) Her best friend's grave.
(c) A plant nursery in New Jersey.
(d) A brownstone in Greenwich Village.

4. According to Calvin, what is Alice wearing when he sees her for the first time?
(a) A white hat.
(b) A black hat.
(c) A yellow hat.
(d) A red hat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Calvin keep one of the photos of Alice from the article in chapter three?

2. Where does Calvin and Alice have a summer home?

3. Which statement most closely resembles Alice's views, according to Trillin?

4. Of the following, which one best describes Calvin and Alice's first home?

5. Alice tells her husband that he peaks in which year?

(see the answer key)

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