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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Calvin, he never stops trying to do what?
(a) Impress Alice.
(b) Remember what Alice is wearing the night he meets her.
(c) Gain Alice's trust.
(d) Come out of his shell.

3. According to Calvin, which of the following best describes Alice at age fifty?
(a) Alice looks like a dietitian in sensible shoes.
(b) Alice looks young for her age and still attracts men.
(c) Alice looks just like her mother.
(d) Alice looks older than she is, due to her illness.

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

5. Where does Alice's father first meet Alice's mother?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) At a swimming pool.
(d) At a bowling alley.

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

7. 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?
(a) A brownstone in Greenwich Village.
(b) A plant nursery in New Jersey.
(c) Her best friend's grave.
(d) A summer home in Nova Scotia.

8. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?
(a) Alice takes out bank loans to invest in her father's vending machine invention.
(b) Alice takes out bank loans to finance her work with disadvantaged students.
(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.

9. Calvin claims that the first time he sees Alice, he detects what quality about her heritage?
(a) Alice is Swedish.
(b) Alice is Jewish.
(c) Alice is European.
(d) Alice is Irish.

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

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

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

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

14. What is Alice's maiden name?
(a) Francis.
(b) Stewart.
(c) Willkins.
(d) Monocle.

15. 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 pipe smoke.
(b) The pipe smoke and the glow.
(c) The hat and the punch bowl.
(d) The food and the beverages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Calvin states that he never sees Alice read which type of magazine?

2. What is written on the envelope in which Alice keeps special items?

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

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

5. Where does Alice spend her childhood?

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