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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Calvin's youngest daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Isabelle Alice.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Maggie.

2. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?
(a) Alice takes out bank loans to finance her work with disadvantaged students.
(b) Alice takes out bank loans to invest in her father's vending machine invention.
(c) Alice takes out bank loans to pay for her cancer treatment.
(d) Alice takes out bank loans to tide her father over when he is low on money.

3. In Calvin's second poem in chapter three, he likens Alice to which of the following?
(a) A dietitian in sensible shoes.
(b) A lass from Generation X.
(c) A World War II nurse.
(d) A fast driver.

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

5. Alice tells her husband that he peaks in which year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1999.

6. According to Calvin, what photo of Alice appears on the cover of the program at her memorial service?
(a) A photo of Alice wearing a hat. It is taken when she is in her twenties.
(b) A photo of Alice gardening. It is taken when she is in her forties.
(c) A photo of Alice teaching in a classroom. It is taken when she is in her thirties.
(d) A photo of Alice taken in Italy. It is taken when she is in her fifties.

7. According to Calvin, what kinds of men are attracted to Alice?
(a) Comedians.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Contractors.
(d) Guys with pipes.

8. What is written on the envelope in which Alice keeps special items?
(a) Important Stuff.
(b) Treasures.
(c) Trillin Family Mementos.
(d) Memories.

9. What is the name of the Calvin's eldest daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Mary.

10. At the end of chapter two, Calvin states that he is reviewing the galleys of a book. What is the book's subject?
(a) Bicycling in New York.
(b) Riding a bus in New York.
(c) Parking in New York.
(d) Eating in New York restaurants.

11. At which institution does Alice teach English in her mid-twenties?
(a) Wellesley College.
(b) Hofstra Universtity.
(c) New York University.
(d) Yale University.

12. According to Calvin, what is Alice wearing when he sees her for the first time?
(a) A red hat.
(b) A white hat.
(c) A yellow hat.
(d) A black hat.

13. What does Alice's father do for a living?
(a) Alice's father is a researcher.
(b) Alice's father is a coal miner.
(c) Alice's father is a vending machine repairman.
(d) Alice's father is a self-taught inventor.

14. Where does Alice attend college?
(a) Wellesley College.
(b) Hofstra University.
(c) City University of New York.
(d) New York University.

15. What is the first thing that strikes Calvin about Alice when he sees her for the first time?
(a) Alice is so very pretty.
(b) Alice looks more alive than anyone he sees.
(c) Alice is talkative.
(d) Alice is opinionated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Calvin states that he and his wife disagree about which of the following details from the night when they first meet?

2. According to Calvin, which of the following best describes Alice at age fifty?

3. In chapter three, Calvin includes a quote from a friend of Alice who speaks at her memorial service. Who is this person?

4. At the end of chapter three, Calvin tells a story about Alice in which she makes an annual trip to which of the following locations?

5. According to Calvin, what leads to his success in courting Alice?

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