2. In chapter three, who writes the article that accompanies the fashion spread in which Alice is featured?
(a) Mina Shaughnessy.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Alice Trillin.
(d) Nora Ephron.

3. What is the first book that Calvin writes after he meets Alice?
(a) A romance novel.
(b) A collection of comic short stories.
(c) A biography.
(d) A mystery novel.

4. What does a neighbor say to Calvin a few weeks after Alice's surgery in 1976?
(a) Meditation and yoga can cure most cancers.
(b) God bless Alice.
(c) She's going to need to change her lifestyle.
(d) Alice should quit smoking.

5. What is Alice's cause of death?
(a) A brain tumor.
(b) Cardiac arrest.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Drug overdose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter four, an encounter is described taking place in an elevator between Alice and a young boy with cancer. What does he say about her type of cancer?

2. What dance surprises the waiters at Abigail's wedding reception?

3. What does Alice's father do for a living?

4. Of the following, which is a quote from chapter even?

5. Which phrase best describes Alice's religious views?

(see the answer key)

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