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

2. Which one of the following statements is true?
(a) Mina Shaughnessy is a dietitian.
(b) Mina Shaughnessy is surgeon.
(c) Mina Shaughnessy is a medical technician.
(d) Mina Shaughnessy is fourteen years older than Alice.

3. In chapter five, which person is mentioned as having volunteered at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?
(a) Paul Newman.
(b) Julie Andrews.
(c) Julia Roberts.
(d) Emma Roberts.

4. According to Calvin, which one of the following qualities does NOT characterize his wife Alice?
(a) Direct.
(b) Shy.
(c) Smart.
(d) Beautiful.

5. According to Calvin, his father is appalled by what kind of people?
(a) People who can't even afford sending their children to college spending money on fur coats.
(b) People who can't even afford rent traveling to Italy.
(c) People who can't even afford groceries spending money on a cleaning woman.
(d) People who can't even afford a cleaning woman living in a house that has to be rented most summers to pay the taxes.

Short Answer 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?

2. Of the following, which one is an accurate statement of Calvin's views?

3. Trillin states that while on a trip to a foreign country, the main subject for discussion by American tourists is ...

4. What is Alice's phrase for living in surroundings that are less than nice?

5. According to Calvin, when is Alice at her "bossiest"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Alice's attitude toward cigarettes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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