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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, Alice has especially strong views about which of the following subjects?
(a) The environment.
(b) Foreign oil.
(c) Animal rights.
(d) Cigarettes.

2. In chapter seven, Trillin states that Abigail works for:
(a) The U.S. Army.
(b) The Mall of America.
(c) Teach for America.
(d) The French Culinary Institute.

3. In chapter one, what object does Alice wave in the air following Calvin's speech?
(a) A book.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A pen.

4. Who writes, "In the days after that bone scan, I can't find a hopeful way out ..."?
(a) Alice Trillin.
(b) Nora Ephron.
(c) Mina Shaughnessy.
(d) Mary Francis.

5. According to Calvin, he never stops trying to do what?
(a) Remember what Alice is wearing the night he meets her.
(b) Gain Alice's trust.
(c) Impress Alice.
(d) Come out of his shell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter three, who writes the article that accompanies the fashion spread in which Alice is featured?

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

3. In chapter five, what does Calvin state about his conversation with Alice's doctor following her bypass operation?

4. In 1976, one thing that troubles Trillin about the prospect of losing his wife is:

5. What is the Alice Tax?

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