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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 name of Alice's friend and colleague who has ovarian cancer?
(a) Jane Maher.
(b) Maggie Smith.
(c) Mina Shaughnessy.
(d) Annie Navasky.

2. What is the name of the camp where Alice volunteers to work with seriously ill children?
(a) SEEK.
(b) The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.
(c) Connecticut Woods.
(d) Transitions.

3. In chapter one, Calvin includes an excerpt from a letter that Alice writes to a woman who is victimized. What Shakespeare play does she reference in her letter?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) King Lear.

4. Calvin states that among married couples, the one who makes out the mortgage check is more like to do what?
(a) Be more generous.
(b) Be more cautious about spending money.
(c) Be more relaxed about spending money.
(d) Be more successful.

5. Where does Sarah get married?
(a) Malibu.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements about Alice is true?

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

3. In chapter five, Trillin states that he once gives a speech at the annual dinner for which organization?

4. What is the name of Calvin's youngest daughter?

5. Trillin states that he tells people he tries to instill the following values in his daughters:

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