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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Calvin, what does Alice exclaim when encountering a deer in a forest?
(a) "Wowsers!"
(b) "Beauty!"
(c) "Where is my camera?"
(d) "Rodent!"

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

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

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

7. Which statement best describes Alice's upbringing?
(a) Alice is a pampered and wealthy girl who is captain of her cheerleading team.
(b) Alice is spoiled. She grows up in a house with a backyard swimming pool and a basement bowling alley.
(c) Alice is poor and lives in squalor in a basement apartment in New York City.
(d) Alice is not popular in school. She is the class brain and is virtually never asked out.

8. What reasons does Calvin give for stating that "Alice doesn't look like who she is"?
(a) Alice is known as the class beauty and most popular cheerleader 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 seriously pampered and snooty in high school.

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

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

11. How does Calvin portray his wife Alice in books and magazine articles written before she dies?
(a) The voice of reason.
(b) The goofball.
(c) The cancer victim.
(d) The wicked witch.

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

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

14. 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 tide her father over when he is low on money.
(c) Alice takes out bank loans to invest in her father's vending machine invention.
(d) Alice takes out bank loans to pay for her cancer treatment.

15. What is Alice's mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?
(a) Alice's mother is a secretary.
(b) Alice's mother is a teacher.
(c) Alice's mother is a model.
(d) Alice's mother is a novelist.

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. 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?

3. At the end of chapter three, Calvin describes an event in Alice's life that takes her by surprise. What happens?

4. Where does Alice's father grow up?

5. According to Calvin, why does he show Alice everything he writes in rough draft?

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