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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the following, which does Calvin NOT list among those Alice frequently takes care of?
(a) Cancer patients.
(b) Alice's children.
(c) Alice's parents.
(d) Stray animals.

2. What is the headline in the magazine article in which Alice is featured as a model at the age of thirty-five?
(a) About Alice.
(b) College instructor, mother and wife.
(c) The beauty and the brain.
(d) The picture of health.

3. What is Alice's mother doing for a living when she meets Alice's father?
(a) Alice's mother is a model.
(b) Alice's mother is a novelist.
(c) Alice's mother is a secretary.
(d) Alice's mother is a teacher.

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

5. At the end of chapter three, Calvin describes an event in Alice's life that takes her by surprise. What happens?
(a) Alice is stopped for speeding by a police officer, and receives a ticket.
(b) Alice is stopped for speeding by a police officer and does not receive a ticket.
(c) Alice does not remember how to get home from the plant nursery.
(d) Alice is not asked for her identification at a bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter three, Calvin includes a quote from a friend of Alice who speaks at her memorial service. Who is this person?

2. Calvin states that he never sees Alice read which type of magazine?

3. In Calvin's second poem in chapter three, he likens Alice to which of the following?

4. At the end of chapter two, Calvin states that he is reviewing the galleys of a book. What is the book's subject?

5. In what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?

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