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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 first book that Calvin writes after he meets Alice?
(a) A collection of comic short stories.
(b) A biography.
(c) A romance novel.
(d) A mystery novel.

2. Chapter eight begins with an excerpt from which book?
(a) The Secret Life of Bees.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Family Man.
(d) Moby Dick.

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

4. In chapter two, what fact about Dick Francis and his wife does Calvin share with the reader?
(a) Francis relies on his wife to help him produce his books.
(b) Francis and his wife meet at a magazine party.
(c) Francis is serious, and his wife never stops trying to impress him.
(d) Francis' wife is a frequent character in her husband's books.

5. "You ware the coolest girl I know" is said at the memorial service for which person?
(a) Maggie Smith.
(b) Mary Francis.
(c) Mina Shaughnessy.
(d) Alice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trillin states that his goddaughter marries into a family with some involvement in what kind of industry?

2. Which one of the following values does Alice NOT teach her children, according to Trillin?

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

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

5. According to Calvin, when is Alice at her "bossiest"?

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