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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail do for a living?
(a) She is a model.
(b) She is a TV reporter.
(c) She is a food critic.
(d) She is a legal-services attorney for children.

2. In chapter five, an article on what subject in the Times enraged Alice?
(a) Shopping.
(b) A cigarette smoking lounge.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A cigarette smoking ban.

3. When does Calvin read the obituary of Dick Francis' wife?
(a) The year before Alice's bypass surgery.
(b) A year before Alice dies.
(c) A year after Alice dies.
(d) The year Alice is diagnosed with lung cancer.

4. What is the name of the magazine that hosts the party where Calvin first meets Alice?
(a) Times Magazine.
(b) Monocle.
(c) Life.
(d) The New Yorker.

5. In Alice's letter to Bruno Navasky, she states:
(a) It really isn't your fault, and there isn't much you can do about it except try to get the flower pot off your head and go on walking.
(b) I am very disappointed by an experience I have while shopping in your store.
(c) I've seen every single one of your plays and I have an idea for a script that I would like to discuss with you.
(d) I want to express my views on pending medical legislation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In chapter two, what fact about Dick Francis and his wife does Calvin share with the reader?

3. In what publication is Alice's op-ed article on the subject of a smoking ban in New York City published?

4. Which statement does Trillin make about Alice's cause of death?

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

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