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

2. In 2001, what does Alice say about their daughter Abigail's wedding?
(a) Alice asks Calvin to film the wedding so that she can watch it afterward.
(b) Alice asks Abigail to try to move the wedding date up.
(c) Alice asks Abigail if she can get married at home instead.
(d) Alice tells Calvin that the wedding has to go on, no matter how badly her health deteriorates, and regardless of whether she attends.

3. What is the name of the magazine that hosts the party where Calvin first meets Alice?
(a) Monocle.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Life.
(d) Times Magazine.

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

5. What is Alice's professional background?
(a) Alice is a model and actress.
(b) Alice is a film editor.
(c) Alice is an English professor.
(d) Alice is a politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase best characterizes the relationship that Alice has with her parents?

2. What is one of the projects completed by a company that Alice founded?

3. Calvin Trillin is a writer for which publication?

4. Calvin claims that the first time he sees Alice, he detects what quality about her heritage?

5. What is Alice's mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?

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