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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Calvin, what photo of Alice appears on the cover of the program at her memorial service?
2. In what year does Alice die?
3. In chapter three, Calvin includes an excerpt from an article that Alice writes about her parents. Which of the following statements summarizes the point makes in the excerpt?
4. In chapter two, how much time passes between Calvin's first and second meeting with Alice?
5. What is Alice's mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event causes Alice to feel as though she loses her looks?
2. Does Alice believe she is accurately portrayed in Trillin's books and articles? Briefly describe why or why not.
3. In chapter three, Calvin Trillin explains that Alice's role as caretaker to her parents has a positive impact on her life. How?
4. In chapter one, the reader learns that there is one condolence letter that makes Calvin Trillin laugh. Why?
5. In what ways are Alice's looks, coupled with the superficial facts about her background, misleading?
6. What is one positive quality that Alice inherits from her father? Why do you think this quality is especially beneficial to Alice?
7. Describe Calvin Trillin's father-in-law.
8. According to Calvin Trillin, Alice's beauty gives her some advantages. Explain.
9. In chapter one, Calvin Trillin states that the stories he writes about his family can be compared what kinds of television shows?
10. In chapter three, why does Alice accept the request to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on any one of the following aspects of Alice's beauty.
Part 1) Discuss the power and influence of Alice's beauty. How does it affect others? What opportunities does it afford her? What challenges does it bring?
Part 2) Alice is an outspoken, politically active woman who is a young woman during the time of the Feminism movement in the United States. Do you think that Alice's beauty and concern for her appearance make her unique in that context? If so, in what ways?
Cite examples from the book in your response.
Essay Topic 2
In what ways does Alice express her gratitude throughout her lifetime? What reasons does she give for being grateful? Be sure to address the following:
• How does her sense of gratitude impact others in her life?
• Do you agree with Alice's assessment that she is a lucky person?
Cite examples from the book in your response.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining the secret that Alice learns from a little girl named L. at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. What special meaning does this lesson carry for Alice? In what ways is L. similar to Alice in the way she lives her life? Cite examples from the book in your response.
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