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

2. Of the following, which one is an accurate statement of Calvin's views?
(a) Alice is better at reading than writing.
(b) Alice is not as educated as her husband.
(c) Alice is unable to provide constructive criticism.
(d) Alice is better educated than her husband.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In chapter five, which movie is referenced?

3. In chapter five, Alice is quoted as saying the following about her mother:

4. What advice does Calvin receive in the 1960s from an older writer at work?

5. What is the SEEK program acronym stand for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What reasons does Mina Shaughnessy give to justify her choice of clothing?

4. Explain the Alice Tax.

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

6. Why does Calvin Trillin show his wife Alice his rough drafts?

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

8. According to Calvin Trillin, what makes a person an intellectual?

9. In chapter four, do you think Calvin Trillin is wise to not to take the advice of his colleague?

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

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