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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Trillin states that while on a trip to a foreign country, the main subject for discussion by American tourists is ...
(a) How much it snows.
(b) How much a hotel room cost.
(c) How much it rains.
(d) How much a melon cost.

3. Trillin characterizes the relationship between Alice and his daughter Sarah as:
(a) Nonexistent.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Nothing but harmonious.
(d) A hornet's nest.

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

5. What type of child does Alice gravitate toward at the the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?
(a) The child who has the biggest chip on his or her shoulder.
(b) The child who has the most fun.
(c) The child who is the loudest.
(d) The child who needs the most help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Abigail's wedding reception?

2. According to Calvin, what does Alice exclaim when encountering a deer in a forest?

3. What programming does Alice produce for PBS?

4. What is the first book that Calvin writes after he meets Alice?

5. What is the headline in the magazine article in which Alice is featured as a model at the age of thirty-five?

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