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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter four, an encounter is described taking place in an elevator between Alice and a young boy with cancer. What does he say about her type of cancer?
(a) "That's the worst kind."
(b) "That's bad."
(c) "They treat that like the common cold."
(d) "That's a dragon you can't slay."

2. In chapter six, Calvin describes a home renovation project. Who acts as the project manager?
(a) Frank.
(b) Alice's father.
(c) Herbie.
(d) Alice.

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

4. What is Alice's professional background?
(a) Alice is a model and actress.
(b) Alice is a film editor.
(c) Alice is a politician.
(d) Alice is an English professor.

5. Where does Calvin and Alice have a summer home?
(a) California.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Nova Scotia.

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

7. What is the name of the City College program in which Alice teaches under-prepared students?
(a) CITY.
(b) SEEK.
(c) STAT.
(d) CUNY.

8. What is the Alice Tax?
(a) A fine assessed to her children when they behave badly.
(b) An idea for raising funds through college alumni associations.
(c) An idea to place a limit on how much money people keep for themselves.
(d) A fee that Alice charges her husband for reading his rough drafts.

9. Which of the following statements about Alice is true?
(a) She fights for smoker's rights.
(b) She hates cigarettes.
(c) She promotes the idea of cigarette lounges in New York City.
(d) She is a chain-smoker.

10. Which governor does Alice tease about being a Republican?
(a) Governor Olympia Snowe.
(b) Governor Mario Cuomo.
(c) Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) Governor George Pataki.

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

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

13. In chapter six, what does a carpenter named Frank tell Alice during her home renovation project?
(a) Sooner or later, we're all going to leave, and this is going to be your place.
(b) I underestimate the amount of money this project costs you.
(c) I broke the banister.
(d) It's going to be worth the trouble. Your children grow up here.

14. In chapter five, Trillin states that he once gives a speech at the annual dinner for which organization?
(a) Yale-Newhaven Hospital.
(b) Yale University.
(c) The Yale Westchester Alumni Association.
(d) Yale Senior Society.

15. Trillin states that he is brought up in which city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trillin states that his goddaughter marries into a family with some involvement in what kind of industry?

2. What does Calvin's father do for a living?

3. Alice serves on the board of what organization for children with cancer and other illnesses?

4. According to Calvin, Alice has especially strong views about which of the following subjects?

5. What is one of Alice's pet peeves?

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