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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are Alice's daughters when she has her first surgery following her cancer diagnosis?
(a) Twelve and nine.
(b) Fourteen and eighteen.
(c) Thirty-five and thirty-eight.
(d) Four and seven.

2. Of the following, which one best describes Calvin and Alice's first home?
(a) A cottage.
(b) A brownstone.
(c) An estate.
(d) An apartment.

3. According to Calvin, what is the definition of an intellectual?
(a) Someone whose instinct is to analyze anything that happens and try to make some sense of it.
(b) Someone who knows how to translate heuristics.
(c) Someone who knows the definition of holistic.
(d) Someone who knows the definition of holistic. Someone who translates fluently from the Toltec.

4. What point is Alice trying to make when she says that someone "doesn't have a very nice life"?
(a) People who "don't have a very nice life" are not as lucky as Alice and Calvin.
(b) People who "don't have a very nice life" are financially well off, but physically ill people who "don't have a very nice life" ware not as attractive as she.
(c) People who "don't have a very nice life" are obscenely rich.
(d) People who "don't have a very nice life" are obscenely rich.

5. In chapter five, Alice is quoted as saying the following about her mother:
(a) " ... the most loving and devoted mother in the world."
(b) " ... a role model to me and to women everywhere."
(c) " ... an intellectual in a time when women are only expected to be pretty."
(d) " ... the least cool person I have ever known."

6. Calvin states that among married couples, the one who makes out the mortgage check is more like to do what?
(a) Be more generous.
(b) Be more relaxed about spending money.
(c) Be more cautious about spending money.
(d) Be more successful.

7. What word does Calvin use to describe the hotel room about which he argues with his wife while on a business trip?
(a) Spacious.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Spartan.
(d) Luxurious.

8. What is the SEEK program acronym stand for?
(a) Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge.
(b) Simplify Education, Equality and Knowledge.
(c) Strides for Education, Equality, and Knowledge.
(d) Save Each and Every Kid.

9. What is the name of Alice's friend and colleague who has ovarian cancer?
(a) Maggie Smith.
(b) Mina Shaughnessy.
(c) Jane Maher.
(d) Annie Navasky.

10. Why does Alice buy a fur coat?
(a) To wear on a trip to Alaska.
(b) To wear during the cold New York City winters.
(c) To wear to a fashion show.
(d) To wear during the cold Nova Scotia winters.

11. What assumption does Alice make before she marries Calvin?
(a) She has to make due with modest possessions after she marries Calvin.
(b) She is very wealthy after she marries Calvin.
(c) She is relatively well-off after she marries Calvin.
(d) She is the breadwinner in her marriage to Calvin.

12. Which phrase best describes Alice's religious views?
(a) Alice is somewhere between uninterested and hostile when it comes to religion.
(b) Alice is a devout Jew who raises her children with traditional religious values.
(c) Alice is outspoken about her views on the importance of attending church as a family.
(d) Alice converts to Catholicism as an adult.

13. What is the name of the club where Alice sometimes has lunch with her friend Wally Popolizio?
(a) The New York Health and Fitness Club.
(b) Tiro e Segno.
(c) Italian-American Club.
(d) The New York Bridge Club.

14. According to Calvin, his wife enjoys spending money on which one of the following?
(a) Fancy cars.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Beautiful clothes.
(d) Expensive jewelry.

15. Why does Calvin not want to pay the contractor more money than he originally quotes for their home project?
(a) The estimated should be correct before starting the project.
(b) He does a bad job on the project.
(c) He breaks the banister.
(d) He steals Alice's fur coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the camp where Alice volunteers to work with seriously ill children?

2. According to Calvin, his father is appalled by what kind of people?

3. Select the city in which Calvin and Alice have a disagreement about money.

4. In chapter five, an article on what subject in the Times enraged Alice?

5. In chapter five, which person is mentioned as having volunteered at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?

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