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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 Sarah do for a living?
(a) She is an actress.
(b) She is an investment banker.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She is a clinical social worker.

2. The little girl at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp suffers from the following:
(a) Two genetic diseases, one which keeps her from growing and one which keeps her from digesting any food.
(b) Two genetic diseases, one which makes her blind and one which prevents her from smiling.
(c) Two genetic diseases, one which makes her deaf and one which makes her blind.
(d) Two genetic diseases, one which keeps her from breathing and one which makes her blind.

3. According to Calvin, what kinds of men are attracted to Alice?
(a) Contractors.
(b) Comedians.
(c) Guys with pipes.
(d) Lawyers.

4. What does a neighbor say to Calvin a few weeks after Alice's surgery in 1976?
(a) She's going to need to change her lifestyle.
(b) God bless Alice.
(c) Meditation and yoga can cure most cancers.
(d) Alice should quit smoking.

5. In chapter seven, Trillin recalls that he encourages Abigail to work at:
(a) Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
(b) Yale University.
(c) CNN.
(d) The Food Network.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prognosis that Alice's doctor gives, following her surgery in 1976?

2. At the end of chapter three, Calvin describes an event in Alice's life that takes her by surprise. What happens?

3. What is one of the projects completed by a company that Alice founded?

4. In chapter one, Calvin includes an excerpt from a letter that Alice writes to a woman who is victimized. What Shakespeare play does she reference in her letter?

5. Why does Alice buy a fur coat?

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