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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 the most negative words that Alice uses to describe a person?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Passive.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Stupid.

2. What does Calvin's father do for a living?
(a) He is a grocer.
(b) He is an accountant.
(c) He is a broker.
(d) He is a banker.

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

4. Which of the following best describes "Of Dragons and Garden Peas"?
(a) A New Yorker piece written by Calvin Trillin.
(b) A film that Alice produces for PBS.
(c) A New England Journal of Medicine piece written by Alice.
(d) A children's book that Alice reads to her daughters.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the club where Alice sometimes has lunch with her friend Wally Popolizio?

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

4. Where does Alice once work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one thing that Alice forbids her teenage daughters from doing?

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

3. What is Alice's attitude toward cigarettes?

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

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

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

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

8. Explain the Alice Tax.

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

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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