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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the following statements is true?
(a) Mina Shaughnessy is fourteen years older than Alice.
(b) Mina Shaughnessy is a medical technician.
(c) Mina Shaughnessy is a dietitian.
(d) Mina Shaughnessy is surgeon.

3. What is the prognosis that Alice's doctor gives, following her surgery in 1976?
(a) A seventy-five percent chance of survival.
(b) A five percent chance of survival.
(c) A ten percent chance of survival.
(d) A twenty-five percent chance of survival.

4. Calvin Trillin is a writer for which publication?
(a) The Nation.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Monocle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Calvin, what kinds of men are attracted to Alice?

2. What is written on the envelope in which Alice keeps special items?

3. Alice serves on the board of what organization for children with cancer and other illnesses?

4. Why does Alice write a letter to Bruno Navasky?

5. How many siblings does Alice have?

(see the answer key)

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