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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Calvin, his wife enjoys spending money on which one of the following?
(a) Beautiful clothes.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Fancy cars.
(d) Expensive jewelry.

2. What is Alice's maiden name?
(a) Monocle.
(b) Willkins.
(c) Stewart.
(d) Francis.

3. What is the theme of the poem at the introduction of chapter three?
(a) Alice's intellectualism.
(b) Alice's 50th birthday.
(c) Alice's views on taxation.
(d) Alice's 61st birthday.

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

5. According to Calvin, what photo of Alice appears on the cover of the program at her memorial service?
(a) A photo of Alice gardening. It is taken when she is in her forties.
(b) A photo of Alice teaching in a classroom. It is taken when she is in her thirties.
(c) A photo of Alice wearing a hat. It is taken when she is in her twenties.
(d) A photo of Alice taken in Italy. It is taken when she is in her fifties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Calvin and Alice have a summer home?

2. What does Alice's father do for a living?

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

4. Where does Alice once work?

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

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