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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter three, Calvin includes a quote from a friend of Alice who speaks at her memorial service. Who is this person?
(a) Mina Shaughnessy.
(b) Nora Ephron.
(c) Mary Francis.
(d) Alice's father.

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

3. What is the theme of the poem at the introduction of chapter three?
(a) Alice's 50th birthday.
(b) Alice's views on taxation.
(c) Alice's 61st birthday.
(d) Alice's intellectualism.

4. 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.

5. According to Calvin, why does he show Alice everything he writes in rough draft?
(a) It saves Calvin time.
(b) Calvin thinks it gives her an opportunity to improve her own writing.
(c) Calvin does not trust his editor at work.
(d) Calvin values Alice's opinion and wants to impress her.

6. What disease does Alice's mother suffer from?
(a) Alzheimer's.
(b) Ovarian cancer.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Lung cancer.

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

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

9. In what year does Alice die?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2006.

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

11. In what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?
(a) April 1965.
(b) August 1990.
(c) December 1976.
(d) December 1963.

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

13. 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.

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

15. How does Calvin characterize his father-in-law?
(a) Alice's father is pessimistic and irresponsible.
(b) Alice's father is cold and tightfisted with his money.
(c) Alice's father is realistic, responsible man.
(d) Alice's father is a sweet, optimistic man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the headline for Alice's obituary in the Times?

2. What is the first book that Calvin writes after he meets Alice?

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?

4. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?

5. According to Calvin, what photo of Alice appears on the cover of the program at her memorial service?

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