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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At the end of chapter three, Calvin describes an event in Alice's life that takes her by surprise. What happens?
(a) Alice is not asked for her identification at a bar.
(b) Alice is stopped for speeding by a police officer, and receives a ticket.
(c) Alice is stopped for speeding by a police officer and does not receive a ticket.
(d) Alice does not remember how to get home from the plant nursery.
2. 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?
(a) Alice takes care of her mother.
(b) Alice's mother does not accept the help of others.
(c) Alice leans on her mother.
(d) Alice looks to her mother for advice on how to be a better parent.
3. Which statement best describes Alice's upbringing?
(a) Alice is spoiled. She grows up in a house with a backyard swimming pool and a basement bowling alley.
(b) Alice is not popular in school. She is the class brain and is virtually never asked out.
(c) Alice is a pampered and wealthy girl who is captain of her cheerleading team.
(d) Alice is poor and lives in squalor in a basement apartment in New York City.
4. In chapter two, what fact about Dick Francis and his wife does Calvin share with the reader?
(a) Francis and his wife meet at a magazine party.
(b) Francis is serious, and his wife never stops trying to impress him.
(c) Francis relies on his wife to help him produce his books.
(d) Francis' wife is a frequent character in her husband's books.
5. In what year does Alice die?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1976.
(d) 2006.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the first thing that strikes Calvin about Alice when he sees her for the first time?
2. In Calvin's second poem in chapter three, he likens Alice to which of the following?
3. How old is Alice when she is asked to be photographed by Doug Kirkland and model spring fashions in a magazine?
4. According to Calvin, what leads to his success in courting Alice?
5. According to Calvin, he never stops trying to do what?
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