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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 programming does Alice produce for PBS?
(a) A series on the New York City Police Department.
(b) A series on Mina Shaughnessy.
(c) A series on the declining educational standards in the United States.
(d) A series for children on visual and performing arts.

2. What dance surprises the waiters at Abigail's wedding reception?
(a) The horah.
(b) The chicken dance.
(c) The Macarena.
(d) The limbo.

3. Why does Alice write a letter to Bruno Navasky?
(a) Regarding her opinion on federal funding for medical research.
(b) To give him advice on dealing with cancer.
(c) To tell him that she is a fan of his and watches all of his plays.
(d) To complain about the service she receives while shopping at his store.

4. What type of child does Alice gravitate toward at the the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?
(a) The child who has the biggest chip on his or her shoulder.
(b) The child who is the loudest.
(c) The child who has the most fun.
(d) The child who needs the most help.

5. What is Alice's phrase for living in surroundings that are less than nice?
(a) Living like a graduate student.
(b) Living in squalor.
(c) Living in a tree house.
(d) A living nightmare.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Calvin, what is the definition of an intellectual?

2. According to Calvin, his father is appalled by what kind of people?

3. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?

4. What does a neighbor say to Calvin a few weeks after Alice's surgery in 1976?

5. In chapter three, what is the name of the publication in which Alice is featured in a fashion spread?

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