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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alice buy a fur coat?
(a) To wear during the cold Nova Scotia winters.
(b) To wear to a fashion show.
(c) To wear during the cold New York City winters.
(d) To wear on a trip to Alaska.

2. In 2001, what does Alice say about their daughter Abigail's wedding?
(a) Alice asks Abigail to try to move the wedding date up.
(b) Alice tells Calvin that the wedding has to go on, no matter how badly her health deteriorates, and regardless of whether she attends.
(c) Alice asks Abigail if she can get married at home instead.
(d) Alice asks Calvin to film the wedding so that she can watch it afterward.

3. One of the young surgical residents dioesthe following after Alice's bypass operation:
(a) He says that Alice is making him earn his pay.
(b) He smuggles cigarettes into her room.
(c) He asks for her autograph.
(d) He dozes in a chair next to her bed following the surgery.

4. 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) "You need to quit smoking for good."
(c) "Vitamin C and apricots can work wonders."
(d) "Imagine that you are a knight slaying a dragon."

5. Calvin states that he never sees Alice read which type of magazine?
(a) Medical.
(b) Literary.
(c) Finance.
(d) Fashion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advice does Calvin receive in the 1960s from an older writer at work?

3. Which phrase best describes Alice's religious views?

4. How does Calvin portray his wife Alice in books and magazine articles written before she dies?

5. What does a neighbor say to Calvin a few weeks after Alice's surgery in 1976?

(see the answer key)

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