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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter one, what object does Alice wave in the air following Calvin's speech?
(a) A book.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A pen.

2. How does Calvin describe the impact of Alice's beauty on her life?
(a) Alice's beauty has no disadvantages.
(b) Alice's beauty involves complications.
(c) Alice's beauty makes her vain.
(d) Alice's beauty opens doors in her career.

3. In chapter two, what fact about Dick Francis and his wife does Calvin share with the reader?
(a) Francis is serious, and his wife never stops trying to impress him.
(b) Francis' wife is a frequent character in her husband's books.
(c) Francis and his wife meet at a magazine party.
(d) Francis relies on his wife to help him produce his books.

4. Where does Calvin keep one of the photos of Alice from the article in chapter three?
(a) On his mantle.
(b) On his bedside table.
(c) On his desk.
(d) On his living room wall.

5. Calvin states that he and his wife disagree about which of the following details from the night when they first meet?
(a) The hat and the punch bowl.
(b) The food and the beverages.
(c) The pipe smoke and the glow.
(d) The hat and the pipe smoke.

6. What reasons does Calvin give for stating that "Alice doesn't look like who she is"?
(a) Alice looks like a dietitian, but in actuality she is a talented writer.
(b) Alice is known as the class beauty and most popular cheerleader in high school.
(c) Alice is not pampered or snooty, despite the fact that she grows up in an affluent town and attends a prestigious college.
(d) Alice is seriously pampered and snooty in high school.

7. What is the headline for Alice's obituary in the Times?
(a) Educator, Wife and Mother.
(b) Educator, Author and Muse.
(c) Social Activist, Author and Muse.
(d) College Instructor, Mother and Wife.

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

9. How old is Alice when she is asked to be photographed by Doug Kirkland and model spring fashions in a magazine?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-two.

10. In chapter two, how much time passes between Calvin's first and second meeting with Alice?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two days.

11. Who writes the condolence letter that makes Calvin laugh?
(a) Richard Harris.
(b) Mina Shaughnessy.
(c) Dick Francis.
(d) Roger Wilkins.

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

13. Of the following, which does Calvin NOT list among those Alice frequently takes care of?
(a) Cancer patients.
(b) Alice's children.
(c) Alice's parents.
(d) Stray animals.

14. According to Calvin, what leads to his success in courting Alice?
(a) His reluctance to speak.
(b) His dumb luck and one or two deliberate moves.
(c) His pipe smoking and fame as a writer.
(d) His dumb luck and good looks.

15. Where does Alice's father grow up?
(a) New York City.
(b) New York's Westchester County.
(c) Rural North Carolina.
(d) Nova Scotia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?

2. At the end of chapter two, Calvin states that he is reviewing the galleys of a book. What is the book's subject?

3. Alice tells her husband that he peaks in which year?

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

5. In chapter three, Calvin includes an excerpt from an article that Alice writes about her parents. Which of the following statements summarizes the point makes in the excerpt?

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