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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. What is one of Alice's pet peeves?
(a) Cigarette companies that give young people the impression that smoking is cool.
(b) Spending money on clothes.
(c) Getting speeding tickets.
(d) Traveling to foreign countries.

2. According to Calvin, Alice believes which one of the following statements to be true?
(a) People with remedial skills cannot be taught.
(b) People with certain backgrounds, such as those in drug treatment programs, are unable to be taught.
(c) People who lack optimism cannot be taught.
(d) People who want to learn can be taught, no matter what their background.

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

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

5. When Calvin and Alice fid themselves in a hotel room that is not as they expect, what do they do?
(a) They make the best of it.
(b) They check out and immediately go home.
(c) They complain to hotel management.
(d) They move to another hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alice's Law of Compensatory Cash Flow?

2. In chapter six, Trillin states that Alice has a strong desire to ...

3. In chapter five, what does Calvin state about his conversation with Alice's doctor following her bypass operation?

4. According to Calvin, his wife enjoys spending money on which one of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter five, following Alice's bypass operation, what warning does Alice's surgeon give Calvin Trillin?

2. Does Alice ever exercise restraint when it comes to controversial subjects?

3. Why does Alice believe that "Herbie" deserves to be paid more than what he originally quoted for his contracting services?

4. In chapter six, explain Calvin Trillin's theory about the person who makes out the mortgage check in a marriage.

5. Describe the Trillins' trip to Japan. What does their disagreement say about their marriage?

6. What is the SEEK program? Why is it important to Alice?

7. Compare Calvin Trillin's father to Alice's.

8. In what ways are Calvin Trillin and Alice lucky?

9. What is Alice's attitude toward spending money?

10. Alice believes that all people are capable of learning and can be taught new things, regardless of their background, provided they have the desire. Do you agree? Why or why not?

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