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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 is the name of the magazine that hosts the party where Calvin first meets Alice?
(a) Times Magazine.
(b) Life.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Monocle.

2. When does Calvin read the obituary of Dick Francis' wife?
(a) The year before Alice's bypass surgery.
(b) The year Alice is diagnosed with lung cancer.
(c) A year after Alice dies.
(d) A year before Alice dies.

3. According to Calvin, Alice believes which one of the following statements to be true?
(a) People who lack optimism cannot be taught.
(b) People with certain backgrounds, such as those in drug treatment programs, are unable to be taught.
(c) People who want to learn can be taught, no matter what their background.
(d) People with remedial skills cannot be taught.

4. Where does Alice's father first meet Alice's mother?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) At a swimming pool.
(c) At a bowling alley.
(d) The Empire State Building.

5. In chapter two, how does Calvin characterize his behavior during his second meeting with Alice?
(a) A boring college lecture.
(b) A rough draft in need of edits.
(c) A desperate comedy routine.
(d) A winning job interview.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alice once work?

2. One of Alice's doctors says the following:

3. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?

4. What is the name of the Calvin's eldest daughter?

5. What does Calvin believe Alice says about living twenty-five years after her cancer diagnosis?

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