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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?
(a) December 1963.
(b) December 1976.
(c) April 1965.
(d) August 1990.
2. What is the headline in the magazine article in which Alice is featured as a model at the age of thirty-five?
(a) The picture of health.
(b) The beauty and the brain.
(c) About Alice.
(d) College instructor, mother and wife.
3. In chapter three, what is the name of the publication in which Alice is featured in a fashion spread?
(a) Time.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Times Magazine.
(d) Monocle.
4. What is the theme of the poem at the introduction of chapter three?
(a) Alice's 61st birthday.
(b) Alice's intellectualism.
(c) Alice's views on taxation.
(d) Alice's 50th birthday.
5. How does Calvin describe the impact of Alice's beauty on her life?
(a) Alice's beauty makes her vain.
(b) Alice's beauty has no disadvantages.
(c) Alice's beauty involves complications.
(d) Alice's beauty opens doors in her career.
Short Answer Questions
1. Calvin claims that the first time he sees Alice, he detects what quality about her heritage?
2. According to Calvin, what kinds of men are attracted to Alice?
3. Where does Alice attend college?
4. What is written on the envelope in which Alice keeps special items?
5. Who writes the condolence letter that makes Calvin laugh?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter one, the reader learns that there is one condolence letter that makes Calvin Trillin laugh. Why?
2. What event causes Alice to feel as though she loses her looks?
3. In chapter one, Calvin Trillin states that the stories he writes about his family can be compared what kinds of television shows?
4. What are some of the adversities Alice faces throughout her life?
5. What is one positive quality that Alice inherits from her father? Why do you think this quality is especially beneficial to Alice?
6. In chapter two, Calvin Trillin draws a parallel in the relationship between the novelist Dick Francis and his late wife Mary and Trillin's own marriage to Alice. Explain.
7. In chapter two, Calvin Trillin reveals that he never stops trying to impress his wife Alice. Give an example of this.
8. According to Calvin Trillin, Alice's beauty gives her some advantages. Explain.
9. Describe Calvin Trillin's father-in-law.
10. Does Alice believe she is accurately portrayed in Trillin's books and articles? Briefly describe why or why not.
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